China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Death rate from drowning

China
4.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
China rank
75th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
76th

Death rate from drowning over time

  • China
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4681012200020102021

How they compare

China currently reports 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

China ranks 75th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people 0.319 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people 0.638 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from drowning, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
China, at 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from drowning between China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for death rate from drowning?
China ranks 75th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 76th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from drowning
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.