Mortality rates at age 25 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.2024 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2024 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
16.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
0.1225 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates at age 25 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 0.2024 deaths per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 16.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1225 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1992.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 74th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.36 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 12.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -21.1% |
| 1952 | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -65.9% |
| 1953 | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | -42.6% |
| 1954 | 0.6457 deaths per 1,000 people | -74.5% |
| 1955 | 0.6272 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 0.6091 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.5914 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.5725 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5555 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.5378 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.5215 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5043 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4882 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4726 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4571 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4421 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.427 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.412 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3974 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3832 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3694 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3557 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3422 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3301 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3182 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3066 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2939 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2815 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2694 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2576 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2458 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2343 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.223 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.212 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2013 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1907 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1812 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1702 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1604 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1508 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1413 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1225 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1392 deaths per 1,000 people | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1604 deaths per 1,000 people | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3056 deaths per 1,000 people | +90.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3083 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3107 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.314 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3173 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3208 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3246 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3281 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2287 deaths per 1,000 people | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2334 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2382 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2425 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2552 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2611 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2635 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.252 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2419 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2319 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2226 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2126 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2071 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2069 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2094 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2133 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2318 deaths per 1,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2282 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2022 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2024 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2024 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5555 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.466 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3974 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5378 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.325 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2694 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3832 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2077 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1604 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2576 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.227 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1225 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3173 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2696 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2287 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3281 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.223 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2069 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.252 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2088 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2022 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2282 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.2024 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1225 deaths per 1,000 people in 1992.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.