North Korea vs Morocco: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
North Korea
12.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Morocco
12.74 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea rank
90th
Morocco rank
93rd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- North Korea
- Morocco
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 12.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 12.74 deaths per 1,000 people in Morocco, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 90th and Morocco ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 132 deaths per 1,000 people | 188.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1960s | 64.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 151.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 87.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1970s | 38.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 115.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1980s | 27.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 1990s | 45.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 2000s | 33.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 16.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Morocco |
| 2020s | 12.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7871 deaths per 1,000 people | Morocco |
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, North Korea or Morocco?
- North Korea, at 12.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 12.74 deaths per 1,000 people in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between North Korea and Morocco?
- 0.16 deaths per 1,000 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Morocco?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Morocco rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Morocco ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.