Israel vs Republic of Korea: Mortality rates at age 65
Israel
1.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
1.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Israel rank
208th
Republic of Korea rank
210th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Israel
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 208th and Republic of Korea ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5509 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3731 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0764 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Israel or Republic of Korea?
- Israel, at 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Israel and Republic of Korea?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Republic of Korea rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Israel ranks 208th and Republic of Korea ranks 210th 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 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.