North Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Death rate, crude

North Korea
9.86 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
5.54 per 1,000 people
in 2024
North Korea rank
43rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
45th

Death rate, crude over time

  • North Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 9.86 per 1,000 people against 5.54 per 1,000 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 4.32 per 1,000 people.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

North Korea ranks 43rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 45th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 10.09 per 1,000 people 19.56 per 1,000 people 9.47 per 1,000 people Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 7.18 per 1,000 people 14.76 per 1,000 people 7.58 per 1,000 people Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 5.8 per 1,000 people 10.88 per 1,000 people 5.08 per 1,000 people Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 8.02 per 1,000 people 8.05 per 1,000 people 0.0263 per 1,000 people Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 9.28 per 1,000 people 6.67 per 1,000 people 2.61 per 1,000 people North Korea
2010s 8.73 per 1,000 people 6.06 per 1,000 people 2.66 per 1,000 people North Korea
2020s 9.64 per 1,000 people 5.98 per 1,000 people 3.67 per 1,000 people North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, North Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
North Korea, at 9.86 per 1,000 people against 5.54 per 1,000 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
4.32 per 1,000 people, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for death rate, crude?
North Korea ranks 43rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 45th 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.