Cervical cancer death rate in women in South Korea
South Korea: Cervical cancer death rate in women was 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.6 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
85th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2003
All-time low
1.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1985
Years of data
38
1985–2022
Cervical cancer death rate in women in South Korea, 1985–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cervical cancer death rate in women in South Korea is 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cervical cancer death rate in women in South Korea peaked at 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1985.
That places South Korea 85th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Cervical cancer death rate in women in South Korea, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1986 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.1% |
| 1990 | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cervical cancer death rate in women in South Korea?
- Cervical cancer death rate in women in South Korea was 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
- How does South Korea rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- South Korea ranks 85th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from cervix uteri cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.