Israel vs Republic of Korea: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Israel
2.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Republic of Korea
2.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Israel rank
89th
Republic of Korea rank
87th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Israel
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 89th and Republic of Korea ranks 87th of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 11.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0067 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4397 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Israel or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Israel and Republic of Korea?
- 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Republic of Korea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Republic of Korea rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Israel ranks 89th 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.