What is the difference in deaths from diabetes between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zimbabwe?

72 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zimbabwe?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Zimbabwe: Deaths from diabetes

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

4,389 deaths

in 2021

Zimbabwe

4,461 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

54th

Zimbabwe rank

53rd

Deaths from diabetes over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 4,461 deaths against 4,389 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 72 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 54th and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,800 deaths	2,253 deaths	546.89 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	4,226 deaths	3,669 deaths	556.77 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	4,396 deaths	4,467 deaths	71.56 deaths	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from diabetes, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 4,461 deaths against 4,389 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from diabetes between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zimbabwe?: 72 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zimbabwe rank globally for deaths from diabetes?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 54th and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from diabetes
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from diabetes mellitus in both sexes.