Korea vs United States of America: Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence

Korea
140 Cases
in 2024
United States of America
17,409 Cases
in 2023
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
3rd

Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198520042024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 17,409 Cases against 140 Cases in Korea, a difference of 17,269 Cases.

That makes United States of America's figure about 124.3 times Korea's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 3 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 1.67 Cases 35,295 Cases 35,293 Cases United States of America
1990s 16 Cases 57,778 Cases 57,762 Cases United States of America
2000s 83.1 Cases 36,074 Cases 35,991 Cases United States of America
2010s 209.1 Cases 21,168 Cases 20,958 Cases United States of America
2020s 147 Cases 16,124 Cases 15,978 Cases United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 17,409 Cases against 140 Cases in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence between Korea and United States of America?
17,269 Cases, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence?
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence
Unit
Cases
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 1,643 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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