Australia vs Republic of Korea: Mortality rates at age 25
Australia
0.0005 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
0.0126 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
235th
Republic of Korea rank
234th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Australia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.0126 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.0005 deaths per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0121 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 25.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 235th and Republic of Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1689 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1435 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.442 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2985 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1427 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3401 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1974 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1414 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2263 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0849 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1209 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1161 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0048 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0946 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0531 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0415 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0645 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0237 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0408 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0292 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0343 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0051 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Australia or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.0126 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.0005 deaths per 1,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0121 deaths per 1,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Australia ranks 235th and Republic of Korea ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.