Which has higher number of deaths, South Korea or Sudan?

South Korea, at 345,503 deaths against 320,493 deaths in Sudan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between South Korea and Sudan?

25,010 deaths, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sudan?

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.

South Korea vs Sudan: Number of deaths

South Korea

345,503 deaths

in 2023

Sudan

320,493 deaths

in 2023

South Korea rank

32nd

Sudan rank

33rd

Number of deaths over time

South Korea
Sudan

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 345,503 deaths against 320,493 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 25,010 deaths.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	478,513 deaths	126,246 deaths	352,267 deaths	South Korea
1960s	315,683 deaths	149,782 deaths	165,900 deaths	South Korea
1970s	256,623 deaths	189,975 deaths	66,648 deaths	South Korea
1980s	254,698 deaths	262,335 deaths	7,638 deaths	Sudan
1990s	248,972 deaths	271,053 deaths	22,081 deaths	Sudan
2000s	242,310 deaths	294,182 deaths	51,872 deaths	Sudan
2010s	277,561 deaths	284,470 deaths	6,910 deaths	Sudan
2020s	345,369 deaths	324,086 deaths	21,284 deaths	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, South Korea or Sudan?: South Korea, at 345,503 deaths against 320,493 deaths in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between South Korea and Sudan?: 25,010 deaths, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Sudan rank globally for number of deaths?: South Korea ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 33rd 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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