Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Korea
Korea: Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information was 100.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 88 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
85.3%
in 1992
Years of data
6
1992–2016
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Korea, 1992–2016
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Korea is 100.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 1992.
That places Korea 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 85.3% | — |
| 1997 | 98.5% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Korea's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.9% | 85.3% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Korea?
- Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in Korea was 100.0% in 2016, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 1992.
- How does Korea rank for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
- Is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.