Arab World vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Death rate, crude

Arab World
5.02 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
9.86 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Arab World rank
47th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
43rd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Arab World
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 9.86 per 1,000 people against 5.02 per 1,000 people in Arab World, a difference of 4.84 per 1,000 people.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 2.0 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 47th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 19.09 per 1,000 people 10.09 per 1,000 people 9 per 1,000 people Arab World
1970s 14.53 per 1,000 people 7.18 per 1,000 people 7.35 per 1,000 people Arab World
1980s 10.21 per 1,000 people 5.8 per 1,000 people 4.42 per 1,000 people Arab World
1990s 7.45 per 1,000 people 8.02 per 1,000 people 0.5719 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 6.11 per 1,000 people 9.28 per 1,000 people 3.17 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 5.54 per 1,000 people 8.73 per 1,000 people 3.18 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 5.38 per 1,000 people 9.64 per 1,000 people 4.27 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Arab World or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 9.86 per 1,000 people against 5.02 per 1,000 people in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
4.84 per 1,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for death rate, crude?
Arab World ranks 47th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.