North Korea vs Solomon Islands: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
North Korea
12.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Solomon Islands
13.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea rank
90th
Solomon Islands rank
89th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- North Korea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 13.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 12.9 deaths per 1,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 90th and Solomon Islands ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 132 deaths per 1,000 people | 134.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 64.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 38.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 27.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.97 deaths per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 45.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.15 deaths per 1,000 people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 33.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.87 deaths per 1,000 people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 16.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 12.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 13.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 12.9 deaths per 1,000 people in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between North Korea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Solomon Islands rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Solomon Islands ranks 89th 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.