Colombia vs Republic of Korea: Number of deaths

Colombia
366,867 deaths
in 2021
Republic of Korea
317,727 deaths
in 2021
Colombia rank
31st
Republic of Korea rank
34th

Number of deaths over time

  • Colombia
  • Republic of Korea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k200020102021

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 366,867 deaths against 317,727 deaths in Republic of Korea, a difference of 49,140 deaths.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Colombia ranks 31st and Republic of Korea ranks 34th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 195,599 deaths 246,213 deaths 50,614 deaths Republic of Korea
2010s 218,977 deaths 275,005 deaths 56,029 deaths Republic of Korea
2020s 335,096 deaths 311,388 deaths 23,708 deaths Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Colombia or Republic of Korea?
Colombia, at 366,867 deaths against 317,727 deaths in Republic of Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Colombia and Republic of Korea?
49,140 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Republic of Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of deaths?
Colombia ranks 31st and Republic of Korea ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Republic of Korea: Number of deaths. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths-who/colombia/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths-who/colombia/korea-rep/">Colombia vs Republic of Korea: Number of deaths</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.