Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
43rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.7905 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7905 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7905 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8053 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8187 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8334 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8515 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8672 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8861 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9029 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9153 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9272 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9366 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9432 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9528 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9633 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9702 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.985 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9982 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7457 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8899 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7905 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9495 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9029 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9982 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 40 Finland 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Austria 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 United States of America 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Namibia 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 France 0.9953 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Grenada 0.988 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7905 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.