Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs South Asia: Death rate, crude

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
9.86 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Asia
6.45 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
43rd
South Asia rank
41st

Death rate, crude over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 9.86 per 1,000 people against 6.45 per 1,000 people in South Asia, a difference of 3.41 per 1,000 people.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd and South Asia ranks 41st of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 10.09 per 1,000 people 18.68 per 1,000 people 8.59 per 1,000 people South Asia
1970s 7.18 per 1,000 people 15.98 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people South Asia
1980s 5.8 per 1,000 people 12.46 per 1,000 people 6.67 per 1,000 people South Asia
1990s 8.02 per 1,000 people 9.76 per 1,000 people 1.74 per 1,000 people South Asia
2000s 9.28 per 1,000 people 7.81 per 1,000 people 1.47 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 8.73 per 1,000 people 6.7 per 1,000 people 2.02 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 9.64 per 1,000 people 7.07 per 1,000 people 2.57 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or South Asia?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 9.86 per 1,000 people against 6.45 per 1,000 people in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Asia?
3.41 per 1,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Asia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Asia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd and South Asia ranks 41st 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.