Colombia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Births and deaths per year

Colombia
282,429 deaths
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
255,828 deaths
in 2023
Colombia rank
35th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
37th

Births and deaths per year over time

  • Colombia
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k195019862023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 282,429 deaths against 255,828 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 26,601 deaths.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Colombia ranks 35th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 200,370 deaths 265,613 deaths 65,243 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 183,021 deaths 131,768 deaths 51,253 deaths Colombia
1970s 166,636 deaths 119,397 deaths 47,240 deaths Colombia
1980s 172,835 deaths 112,917 deaths 59,919 deaths Colombia
1990s 202,149 deaths 181,406 deaths 20,743 deaths Colombia
2000s 217,667 deaths 225,211 deaths 7,544 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 243,611 deaths 222,732 deaths 20,879 deaths Colombia
2020s 331,171 deaths 251,980 deaths 79,192 deaths Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Colombia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Colombia, at 282,429 deaths against 255,828 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Colombia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
26,601 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for births and deaths per year?
Colombia ranks 35th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th 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

Number of deaths in a calendar year.