Korea vs Singapore: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Korea
1.83 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
1.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Korea rank
222nd
Singapore rank
225th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.61 deaths per 1,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 222nd and Singapore ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 127.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 1960s | 62.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 1970s | 34.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 1980s | 18.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 2000s | 4.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5944 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2583 deaths per 1,000 people | 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, Korea or Singapore?
- Korea, at 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.61 deaths per 1,000 people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Korea and Singapore?
- 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Korea ranks 222nd and Singapore ranks 225th 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.