Republic of Korea vs Norway: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Republic of Korea
2.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
2.22 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
223rd
Norway rank
224th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Republic of Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 223rd and Norway ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 143.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 120.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 71.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 41.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 22.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 9.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5297 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 2.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3581 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 at different ages in males, Republic of Korea or Norway?
- Republic of Korea, at 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Republic of Korea and Norway?
- 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and Norway rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Republic of Korea ranks 223rd and Norway ranks 224th 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.