Australia vs Republic of Korea: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Australia
3.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
2.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
85th
Republic of Korea rank
87th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 85th and Republic of Korea ranks 87th of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9985 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Australia or Republic of Korea?
- Australia, at 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 85th and Republic of Korea ranks 87th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.