Which has higher number of deaths, Canada or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 345,503 deaths against 311,827 deaths in Canada as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Canada and Republic of Korea?

33,676 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Republic of Korea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Republic of Korea: Number of deaths

Canada

311,827 deaths

in 2023

Republic of Korea

345,503 deaths

in 2023

Canada rank

34th

Republic of Korea rank

32nd

Number of deaths over time

Canada
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 345,503 deaths against 311,827 deaths in Canada, a difference of 33,676 deaths.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 34th and Republic of Korea ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	129,262 deaths	478,513 deaths	349,251 deaths	Republic of Korea
1960s	145,171 deaths	315,683 deaths	170,512 deaths	Republic of Korea
1970s	162,902 deaths	256,623 deaths	93,721 deaths	Republic of Korea
1980s	179,883 deaths	254,698 deaths	74,814 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	209,368 deaths	248,972 deaths	39,604 deaths	Republic of Korea
2000s	232,157 deaths	242,310 deaths	10,153 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	266,348 deaths	277,561 deaths	11,213 deaths	Republic of Korea
2020s	318,184 deaths	345,369 deaths	27,185 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Canada or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 345,503 deaths against 311,827 deaths in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Canada and Republic of Korea?: 33,676 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Republic of Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of deaths?: Canada ranks 34th and Republic of Korea ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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