Canada vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of deaths

Canada
311,827 deaths
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
255,828 deaths
in 2023
Canada rank
34th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
37th

Number of deaths over time

  • Canada
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 311,827 deaths against 255,828 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 55,999 deaths.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Canada ranks 34th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 129,262 deaths 265,613 deaths 136,350 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 145,171 deaths 131,768 deaths 13,403 deaths Canada
1970s 162,902 deaths 119,397 deaths 43,505 deaths Canada
1980s 179,883 deaths 112,917 deaths 66,967 deaths Canada
1990s 209,368 deaths 181,406 deaths 27,962 deaths Canada
2000s 232,157 deaths 225,211 deaths 6,946 deaths Canada
2010s 266,348 deaths 222,732 deaths 43,616 deaths Canada
2020s 318,184 deaths 251,980 deaths 66,205 deaths Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Canada or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Canada, at 311,827 deaths against 255,828 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
55,999 deaths, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of deaths?
Canada ranks 34th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th 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
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