Belarus vs Republic of Korea: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Belarus
1.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
1.83 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belarus rank
224th
Republic of Korea rank
222nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Belarus
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Belarus, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Belarus ranks 224th and Republic of Korea ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 22.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 12.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 10.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 2 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 6.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4445 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1294 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Belarus or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Belarus and Republic of Korea?
- 0.2 deaths per 1,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Republic of Korea rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Belarus ranks 224th and Republic of Korea ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.