Italy vs Republic of Korea: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Italy
2.4 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
2.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
222nd
Republic of Korea rank
223rd
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Italy
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 222nd and Republic of Korea ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 143.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 82.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 42.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 25.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 12.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 7.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8949 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0113 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0947 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Italy or Republic of Korea?
- Italy, at 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Italy and Republic of Korea?
- 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Italy ranks 222nd and Republic of Korea ranks 223rd 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 at different ages in males. 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.