Death rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Death rate, crude was 9.86 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.86 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
43rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
11.15 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
5.63 per 1,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 9.86 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 11.15 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.63 per 1,000 people, in 1992.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.15 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 10.81 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 10.62 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 10.53 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 10.29 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 10.01 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 9.78 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 9.22 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 8.85 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 8.51 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 8.15 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 7.89 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 7.47 per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 7.16 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 6.92 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 6.68 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.49 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 6.34 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 6.22 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.11 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 6.02 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 5.92 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 5.83 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.76 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.71 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 5.68 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 5.67 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.64 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.64 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.65 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.65 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.63 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.82 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 6.08 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 10.05 per 1,000 people | +65.3% |
| 1996 | 10.14 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.25 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.39 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 10.53 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 10.69 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 10.88 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.06 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 8.17 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.46 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 8.75 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 8.97 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 9 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.92 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.79 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.61 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.52 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.42 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.44 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.59 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.82 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.06 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.33 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.72 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 9.47 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 9.48 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.68 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.86 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.09 per 1,000 people | 8.85 per 1,000 people | 11.15 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.18 per 1,000 people | 6.22 per 1,000 people | 8.51 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8 per 1,000 people | 5.64 per 1,000 people | 6.11 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.02 per 1,000 people | 5.63 per 1,000 people | 10.53 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.28 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 11.06 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 per 1,000 people | 8.42 per 1,000 people | 9.33 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.64 per 1,000 people | 9.47 per 1,000 people | 9.86 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Death rate, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 9.86 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 per 1,000 people in 1992.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for death rate, crude?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.