Korea vs Macau, China: Mortality rate, adult, female

Korea
20.5 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Macau, China
27.19 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Korea rank
216th
Macau, China rank
214th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Korea
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 27.19 per 1,000 female adults against 20.5 per 1,000 female adults in Korea, a difference of 6.69 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 216th and Macau, China ranks 214th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Macau, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Macau, China Difference Ahead
1960s 273.52 per 1,000 female adults 186.62 per 1,000 female adults 86.9 per 1,000 female adults Korea
1970s 181.79 per 1,000 female adults 129.01 per 1,000 female adults 52.78 per 1,000 female adults Korea
1980s 134.31 per 1,000 female adults 83.14 per 1,000 female adults 51.17 per 1,000 female adults Korea
1990s 87.08 per 1,000 female adults 52.35 per 1,000 female adults 34.73 per 1,000 female adults Korea
2000s 51.81 per 1,000 female adults 34.96 per 1,000 female adults 16.84 per 1,000 female adults Korea
2010s 27.13 per 1,000 female adults 27.21 per 1,000 female adults 0.0788 per 1,000 female adults Macau, China
2020s 28.65 per 1,000 female adults 28.67 per 1,000 female adults 0.0206 per 1,000 female adults Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Korea or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 27.19 per 1,000 female adults against 20.5 per 1,000 female adults in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Korea and Macau, China?
6.69 per 1,000 female adults, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Macau, China?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea and Macau, China rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Korea ranks 216th and Macau, China ranks 214th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.