Which has higher deaths from drowning, Benin or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1,040 deaths against 1,008 deaths in Benin as of 2021.

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

32 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

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

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 drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Deaths from drowning

Benin

1,008 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

1,040 deaths

in 2021

Benin rank

43rd

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

41st

Deaths from drowning over time

Benin
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1,040 deaths against 1,008 deaths in Benin, a difference of 32 deaths.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 43rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 41st of 194 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	681.09 deaths	1,587 deaths	906.2 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	978.72 deaths	1,306 deaths	327.72 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	1,013 deaths	1,050 deaths	36.74 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from drowning, Benin or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1,040 deaths against 1,008 deaths in Benin as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Benin and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 32 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Benin and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for deaths from drowning?: Benin ranks 43rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 41st 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 drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from drowning
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 drowning in both sexes.