Which has higher deaths by age group, North Korea or Panama?

North Korea, at 174 deaths against 170 deaths in Panama as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between North Korea and Panama?

4 deaths, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Panama?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Panama: Deaths by age group

North Korea

174 deaths

in 2023

Panama

170 deaths

in 2023

North Korea rank

67th

Panama rank

68th

Deaths by age group over time

North Korea
Panama

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 174 deaths against 170 deaths in Panama, a difference of 4 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 67th and Panama ranks 68th of 236 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.1 deaths	0.7 deaths	0.4 deaths	North Korea
1960s	0.9 deaths	0 deaths	0.9 deaths	North Korea
1970s	9.8 deaths	0 deaths	9.8 deaths	North Korea
1980s	28.5 deaths	0.6 deaths	27.9 deaths	North Korea
1990s	55.9 deaths	3.6 deaths	52.3 deaths	North Korea
2000s	41 deaths	15.7 deaths	25.3 deaths	North Korea
2010s	92.7 deaths	78.6 deaths	14.1 deaths	North Korea
2020s	168 deaths	133 deaths	35 deaths	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, North Korea or Panama?: North Korea, at 174 deaths against 170 deaths in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between North Korea and Panama?: 4 deaths, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Panama rank globally for deaths by age group?: North Korea ranks 67th and Panama ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 100+.