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

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.

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

1,040 deaths

in 2021

Yemen

1,140 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

41st

Yemen rank

39th

Deaths from drowning over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1,140 deaths against 1,040 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 100 deaths.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

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 41st and Yemen ranks 39th 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	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,587 deaths	877.29 deaths	710 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	1,306 deaths	851.41 deaths	455.02 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	1,050 deaths	1,008 deaths	41.37 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Yemen?: Yemen, at 1,140 deaths against 1,040 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Yemen?: 100 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Yemen?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Yemen rank globally for deaths from drowning?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th 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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About this data

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.