Brazil vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Mortality rates at age 65
Brazil
1.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Brazil rank
154th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
151st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Brazil
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Brazil ranks 154th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0078 deaths per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0789 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 3.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0856 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9475 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.483 deaths per 1,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1514 deaths per 1,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Brazil or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Brazil ranks 154th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 151st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. 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.