Denmark vs North Korea: Death rate
Denmark
9.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea
9.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
55th
North Korea rank
54th
Death rate over time
- Denmark
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 9.68 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Denmark ranks 55th and North Korea ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.7 deaths per 1,000 people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 9.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2849 deaths per 1,000 people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 10.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 11.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 11.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 10.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6224 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 9.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.113 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Denmark or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 9.68 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Denmark and North Korea?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and North Korea rank globally for death rate?
- Denmark ranks 55th and North Korea ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.