Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of deaths
Afghanistan
240,296 deaths
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
255,828 deaths
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
39th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
37th
Number of deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 255,828 deaths against 240,296 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 15,532 deaths.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 39th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 287,559 deaths | 265,613 deaths | 21,946 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 292,713 deaths | 131,768 deaths | 160,945 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 314,797 deaths | 119,397 deaths | 195,400 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 301,350 deaths | 112,917 deaths | 188,433 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 241,715 deaths | 181,406 deaths | 60,309 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 242,951 deaths | 225,211 deaths | 17,740 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 250,330 deaths | 222,732 deaths | 27,598 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 274,787 deaths | 251,980 deaths | 22,808 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 255,828 deaths against 240,296 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 15,532 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 39th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.