Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Death rate, crude

Hong Kong, China
7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Korea
7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
121st
Korea rank
121st

Death rate, crude over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
051015196019922024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7 per 1,000 people against 7 per 1,000 people in Korea, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 121st and Korea ranks 121st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 5.58 per 1,000 people 10.98 per 1,000 people 5.4 per 1,000 people Korea
1970s 5.05 per 1,000 people 7.16 per 1,000 people 2.11 per 1,000 people Korea
1980s 4.84 per 1,000 people 6.07 per 1,000 people 1.23 per 1,000 people Korea
1990s 5.07 per 1,000 people 5.35 per 1,000 people 0.28 per 1,000 people Korea
2000s 5.49 per 1,000 people 5.07 per 1,000 people 0.42 per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
2010s 6.22 per 1,000 people 5.41 per 1,000 people 0.81 per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China
2020s 7.34 per 1,000 people 6.66 per 1,000 people 0.68 per 1,000 people Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
Hong Kong, China, at 7 per 1,000 people against 7 per 1,000 people in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
0 per 1,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for death rate, crude?
Hong Kong, China ranks 121st and Korea ranks 121st of 218 countries.
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.