What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Argentina and South Korea?

3,694 deaths, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Korea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs South Korea: Births and deaths per year

Argentina

349,197 deaths

in 2023

South Korea

345,503 deaths

in 2023

Argentina rank

31st

South Korea rank

32nd

Births and deaths per year over time

Argentina
South Korea

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 349,197 deaths against 345,503 deaths in South Korea, a difference of 3,694 deaths.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

Argentina ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	166,569 deaths	478,513 deaths	311,944 deaths	South Korea
1960s	194,680 deaths	315,683 deaths	121,003 deaths	South Korea
1970s	234,142 deaths	256,623 deaths	22,481 deaths	South Korea
1980s	253,262 deaths	254,698 deaths	1,436 deaths	South Korea
1990s	264,474 deaths	248,972 deaths	15,502 deaths	Argentina
2000s	294,967 deaths	242,310 deaths	52,657 deaths	Argentina
2010s	329,916 deaths	277,561 deaths	52,355 deaths	Argentina
2020s	392,800 deaths	345,369 deaths	47,431 deaths	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Argentina or South Korea?: Argentina, at 349,197 deaths against 345,503 deaths in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Argentina and South Korea?: 3,694 deaths, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and South Korea rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Argentina ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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