Annual death rate by age group in Korea

Korea: Annual death rate by age group was 2.4 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
2.4
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
31st
of 41 countries
All-time high
5.45
in 2003
All-time low
2.27
in 2022
Years of data
21
2003–2023

Annual death rate by age group in Korea, 2003–2023

02462003201320232003: 5.52004: 4.82005: 4.32006: 4.12007: 3.82008: 3.42009: 3.32010: 3.52011: 3.12012: 3.12013: 2.92014: 3.12015: 2.82016: 2.82017: 2.72018: 2.82019: 2.72020: 2.42021: 2.42022: 2.32023: 2.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Korea recorded 2.4 for annual death rate by age group in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual death rate by age group in Korea peaked at 5.45 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 2022.

Korea ranks 31st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.16 3.26 5.45 7
2010s 2.96 2.69 3.5 10
2020s 2.38 2.27 2.42 4

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 28 Italy 2.49 compare
  2. 29 Portugal 2.46 compare
  3. 30 Belarus, Republic of 2.41 compare
  4. 32 Iceland 2.3 compare
  5. 33 Czechia 2.22 compare
  6. 34 Norway 2.07 compare
  7. 34 Slovenia 2.07 compare

See the full ranking of 41 places β†’

More health data for Korea

All data for Korea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is annual death rate by age group in Korea?
Annual death rate by age group in Korea was 2.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual death rate by age group recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 5.45 in 2003.
What is the lowest annual death rate by age group recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 2022.
How does Korea rank for annual death rate by age group?
Korea ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual death rate by age group rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual death rate by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
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