Causes of mortality in Korea
Korea: Causes of mortality was 352,511 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Korea, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of mortality in Korea is 352,511 Deaths, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Korea peaked at 372,939 Deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 188,993 Deaths, in 1989.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Korea, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 200,062 Deaths | — |
| 1986 | 191,782 Deaths | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 193,954 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 190,194 Deaths | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 188,993 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 191,005 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 199,673 Deaths | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 208,322 Deaths | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 217,154 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 230,677 Deaths | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 242,838 Deaths | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 241,149 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 244,693 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 245,825 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 247,734 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 248,740 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 243,813 Deaths | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 247,524 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 246,463 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 246,220 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 245,874 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 244,162 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 246,482 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 246,113 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 246,942 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 255,405 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 257,396 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 267,221 Deaths | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 266,257 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 267,692 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 275,895 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 280,827 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 285,534 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 298,820 Deaths | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 295,110 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 304,948 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 317,680 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 372,939 Deaths | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 352,511 Deaths | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 192,997 Deaths | 188,993 Deaths | 200,062 Deaths | 5 |
| 1990s | 226,907 Deaths | 191,005 Deaths | 247,734 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,233 Deaths | 243,813 Deaths | 248,740 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 275,016 Deaths | 255,405 Deaths | 298,820 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 337,020 Deaths | 304,948 Deaths | 372,939 Deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 United States 3.09 million Deaths compare
- 1 Türkiye 525,814 Deaths compare
- 2 Russia 1.80 million Deaths compare
- 2 Poland 408,504 Deaths compare
- 3 Croatia 51,275 Deaths compare
- 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
- 3 Netherlands 172,165 Deaths compare
- 4 Lithuania 37,453 Deaths compare
- 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
More health data for Korea
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.008 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant health: low birthweight 7.8 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy 83.7 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -5.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 5.8 Years (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 51,751 Persons (2024)
- Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 140 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
- Hospital beds by sector 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Korea?
- Causes of mortality in Korea was 352,511 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 372,939 Deaths in 2022.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,993 Deaths in 1989.
- How does Korea rank for causes of mortality?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.