North Korea vs South Sudan: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
North Korea
9.86 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Sudan
9.82 per 1,000 people
in 2024
North Korea rank
43rd
South Sudan rank
44th
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) over time
- North Korea
- South Sudan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 9.86 per 1,000 people against 9.82 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
North Korea ranks 43rd and South Sudan ranks 44th of 218 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.09 per 1,000 people | 38.32 per 1,000 people | 28.24 per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 7.18 per 1,000 people | 29.93 per 1,000 people | 22.74 per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 5.8 per 1,000 people | 36.15 per 1,000 people | 30.35 per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 8.02 per 1,000 people | 34.66 per 1,000 people | 26.64 per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 9.28 per 1,000 people | 13.61 per 1,000 people | 4.33 per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 8.73 per 1,000 people | 15.31 per 1,000 people | 6.58 per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 9.64 per 1,000 people | 9.79 per 1,000 people | 0.151 per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, crude, North Korea or South Sudan?
- North Korea, at 9.86 per 1,000 people against 9.82 per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in death rate, crude between North Korea and South Sudan?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and South Sudan rank globally for death rate, crude?
- North Korea ranks 43rd and South Sudan ranks 44th 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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About this data
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.