North Korea vs Uruguay: Death rate
North Korea
9.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
9.78 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea rank
54th
Uruguay rank
52nd
Death rate over time
- North Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 9.78 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.68 deaths per 1,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.48 deaths per 1,000 people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3894 deaths per 1,000 people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 7.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 8.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 9.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.141 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7896 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 9.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8013 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, North Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 9.78 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.68 deaths per 1,000 people in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between North Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Uruguay rank globally for death rate?
- North Korea ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 52nd 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.