Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of - Death Rate 2018
9.1
+0.2 from 2017
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's death rate was 9.1 in 2018, increased +0.2 from 8.8 in 2017. This was the 158th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 0.9 | -2.7% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 1.0 | -1.3% |
| 3rd | Kuwait | 1.9 | 2.3% |
| 4th | Oman | 2.0 | -0.1% |
| 5th | Bahrain | 2.0 | 2.4% |
| 6th | Saudi Arabia | 2.2 | 2.5% |
| 7th | Maldives | 2.6 | -1.6% |
| 8th | Jordan | 3.1 | -1.5% |
| 9th | Macao SAR, China | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 10th | West Bank and Gaza | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 11th | French Polynesia | 3.3 | 2.1% |
| 12th | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.1 | 2.9% |
| 13th | Iraq | 4.4 | -9.2% |
| 14th | Honduras | 4.5 | 0.1% |
| 15th | St. Martin (French part) | 4.5 | -4.5% |
| 16th | Brunei Darussalam | 4.6 | 2.9% |
| 17th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.6 | 0.3% |
| 18th | Ecuador | 4.6 | -8.3% |
| 19th | Algeria | 4.7 | 0.2% |
| 20th | Panama | 4.7 | -1.3% |
| 21st | Cayman Islands | 4.8 | 0.7% |
| 22nd | Nicaragua | 4.8 | -2.4% |
| 23rd | Tajikistan | 4.9 | -1.1% |
| 24th | Malaysia | 4.9 | 0.3% |
| 25th | Israel | 5.0 | -3.8% |
| 26th | Singapore | 5.0 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Libya | 5.0 | -1.7% |
| 28th | Costa Rica | 5.1 | 1.9% |
| 29th | Belize | 5.1 | -0.5% |
| 30th | Guatemala | 5.1 | 1.1% |
| 31st | Cabo Verde | 5.2 | 0.9% |
| 32nd | Lebanon | 5.2 | 4.2% |
| 33rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 34th | Türkiye | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 35th | British Virgin Islands | 5.3 | -5.6% |
| 36th | Colombia | 5.4 | 0.7% |
| 37th | Bangladesh | 5.4 | -1.3% |
| 38th | Solomon Islands | 5.5 | 0.6% |
| 39th | Andorra | 5.5 | 0.8% |
| 40th | Paraguay | 5.5 | 0.2% |
| 41st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.5 | -1.7% |
| 42nd | Vanuatu | 5.6 | -1.1% |
| 43rd | Kosovo | 5.6 | 3.3% |
| 44th | Mongolia | 5.6 | 1.8% |
| 45th | Uganda | 5.6 | -3.6% |
| 46th | Morocco | 5.6 | -0.2% |
| 47th | Philippines | 5.8 | 3.4% |
| 48th | Azerbaijan | 5.8 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Korea | 5.8 | 3.6% |
| 50th | Dominican Republic | 5.9 | 1.0% |
| 51st | Uzbekistan | 5.9 | -0.5% |
| 52nd | American Samoa | 6.0 | 2.8% |
| 53rd | Turkmenistan | 6.0 | -0.6% |
| 54th | New Caledonia | 6.1 | 2.3% |
| 55th | Mexico | 6.1 | 1.2% |
| 56th | Tunisia | 6.1 | 0.3% |
| 57th | Yemen, Republic of | 6.1 | 8.3% |
| 58th | Senegal | 6.1 | -2.6% |
| 59th | Cambodia | 6.1 | 1.0% |
| 60th | Samoa | 6.1 | 0.8% |
| 61st | Peru | 6.2 | 1.2% |
| 62nd | Chile | 6.2 | 2.6% |
| 63rd | Rwanda | 6.2 | -0.4% |
| 64th | São Tomé and Principe | 6.2 | -2.4% |
| 65th | Viet Nam | 6.3 | 0.4% |
| 66th | Mauritania | 6.3 | -3.5% |
| 67th | Australia | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 68th | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.3 | 1.3% |
| 69th | Brazil | 6.3 | 1.3% |
| 70th | Cyprus | 6.4 | 1.2% |
| 71st | Tanzania | 6.4 | -3.0% |
| 72nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 6.4 | 1.6% |
| 73rd | Ireland | 6.4 | 1.6% |
| 74th | Iceland | 6.4 | -1.5% |
| 75th | Tonga | 6.4 | 0.6% |
| 76th | Guam | 6.4 | 1.9% |
| 77th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.5 | 4.7% |
| 78th | Bhutan | 6.5 | -2.5% |
| 79th | Eritrea | 6.5 | -1.8% |
| 80th | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.5 | -9.7% |
| 81st | Malawi | 6.5 | -4.0% |
| 82nd | Sudan | 6.6 | -1.4% |
| 83rd | Papua New Guinea | 6.7 | -0.5% |
| 84th | India | 6.7 | 0.0% |
| 85th | Sri Lanka | 6.7 | 1.0% |
| 86th | Botswana | 6.7 | -5.0% |
| 87th | Aruba | 6.7 | 1.7% |
| 88th | Marshall Islands | 6.7 | 1.1% |
| 89th | Congo, Republic of | 6.8 | -1.8% |
| 90th | Lao PDR | 6.8 | -2.6% |
| 91st | Zambia | 6.8 | -3.3% |
| 92nd | New Zealand | 6.8 | -2.0% |
| 93rd | Gabon | 6.8 | -1.5% |
| 94th | Pakistan | 6.9 | -1.3% |
| 95th | Gibraltar | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 96th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.9 | 1.8% |
| 97th | Gambia, The | 7.0 | -2.2% |
| 98th | Kazakhstan | 7.0 | -1.3% |
| 99th | Suriname | 7.1 | 0.3% |
| 100th | Nepal | 7.1 | 0.0% |
| 101st | China | 7.1 | 0.3% |
| 102nd | Luxembourg | 7.1 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | San Marino | 7.1 | -13.4% |
| 104th | Kiribati | 7.1 | 0.8% |
| 105th | Thailand | 7.2 | 2.0% |
| 106th | Kenya | 7.2 | 0.8% |
| 107th | Liechtenstein | 7.2 | 9.1% |
| 108th | Afghanistan | 7.3 | -0.6% |
| 109th | Jamaica | 7.4 | 3.5% |
| 110th | Albania | 7.4 | 0.0% |
| 111th | Guyana | 7.4 | -2.4% |
| 112th | El Salvador | 7.4 | -0.8% |
| 113th | Ghana | 7.4 | -1.5% |
| 114th | Madagascar | 7.5 | 0.1% |
| 115th | Timor-Leste | 7.5 | -0.6% |
| 116th | Burundi | 7.6 | -3.9% |
| 117th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.6 | -0.4% |
| 118th | Indonesia | 7.6 | 0.7% |
| 119th | Nauru | 7.6 | -0.4% |
| 120th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.6 | 0.7% |
| 121st | Argentina | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 122nd | Malta | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 123rd | Canada | 7.7 | 1.3% |
| 124th | Faroe Islands | 7.7 | -13.5% |
| 125th | Norway | 7.7 | 0.0% |
| 126th | Comoros | 7.7 | -1.2% |
| 127th | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.7 | 3.3% |
| 128th | Djibouti | 7.8 | -1.1% |
| 129th | Switzerland | 7.9 | 0.0% |
| 130th | Virgin Islands (US) | 7.9 | 2.6% |
| 131st | Haiti | 7.9 | -0.6% |
| 132nd | Angola | 7.9 | -3.2% |
| 133rd | St. Lucia | 8.1 | 0.8% |
| 134th | Guinea-Bissau | 8.1 | -3.1% |
| 135th | Namibia | 8.1 | -4.6% |
| 136th | Bahamas, The | 8.3 | 1.9% |
| 137th | Zimbabwe | 8.3 | -3.1% |
| 138th | Mozambique | 8.3 | -3.6% |
| 139th | Grenada | 8.3 | 2.0% |
| 140th | Seychelles | 8.4 | 7.7% |
| 141st | Cameroon | 8.4 | -2.5% |
| 142nd | Mauritius | 8.5 | 6.3% |
| 143rd | Togo | 8.6 | -2.5% |
| 144th | Liberia | 8.6 | -1.4% |
| 145th | United States | 8.7 | 0.5% |
| 146th | Equatorial Guinea | 8.7 | -2.6% |
| 147th | Bermuda | 8.7 | 0.0% |
| 148th | Armenia | 8.7 | -4.4% |
| 149th | Greenland | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 150th | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.8 | -3.6% |
| 151st | Burkina Faso | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 152nd | South Africa | 8.8 | -0.5% |
| 153rd | Curaçao | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 154th | Myanmar | 8.8 | -0.3% |
| 155th | Netherlands | 8.9 | 1.1% |
| 156th | Fiji | 8.9 | 2.8% |
| 157th | Puerto Rico (US) | 9.1 | -1.7% |
| 158th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 9.1 | 2.8% |
| 159th | Spain | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| 160th | France | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| 161st | Sweden | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Tuvalu | 9.2 | -0.8% |
| 163rd | United Kingdom | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| 164th | Barbados | 9.5 | 0.3% |
| 165th | Benin | 9.5 | -1.5% |
| 166th | Austria | 9.5 | 0.0% |
| 167th | Denmark | 9.5 | 3.3% |
| 168th | North Macedonia | 9.5 | -3.1% |
| 169th | Uruguay | 9.5 | 0.4% |
| 170th | Channel Islands | 9.6 | 1.1% |
| 171st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 9.6 | -2.2% |
| 172nd | Sierra Leone | 9.7 | -6.3% |
| 173rd | Belgium | 9.7 | 1.0% |
| 174th | Niger | 9.8 | -1.9% |
| 175th | Mali | 9.8 | -2.6% |
| 176th | Eswatini | 9.8 | -4.5% |
| 177th | Cuba | 9.9 | -0.4% |
| 178th | Finland | 9.9 | 1.0% |
| 179th | Slovenia | 9.9 | 0.0% |
| 180th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 9.9 | 1.3% |
| 181st | Slovak Republic | 10.0 | 1.0% |
| 182nd | Isle of Man | 10.0 | 0.6% |
| 183rd | Guinea | 10.2 | -2.1% |
| 184th | Palau | 10.3 | 2.9% |
| 185th | Montenegro | 10.4 | 0.0% |
| 186th | Italy | 10.5 | -2.8% |
| 187th | European Union | 10.5 | 0.4% |
| 188th | Czechia | 10.6 | 1.0% |
| 189th | Poland | 10.9 | 2.8% |
| 190th | Portugal | 10.9 | 2.8% |
| 191st | Japan | 11.0 | 1.9% |
| 192nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.1 | 1.7% |
| 193rd | Greece | 11.2 | -3.4% |
| 194th | Germany | 11.5 | 1.8% |
| 195th | Estonia | 11.9 | 0.8% |
| 196th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.0 | -2.6% |
| 197th | Georgia | 12.1 | -4.6% |
| 198th | Lesotho | 12.2 | -3.7% |
| 199th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 12.4 | -12.0% |
| 200th | Central African Republic | 12.4 | -26.8% |
| 201st | South Sudan | 12.4 | -51.8% |
| 202nd | Russian Federation | 12.5 | 0.8% |
| 203rd | Dominica | 12.5 | -8.1% |
| 204th | Belarus | 12.7 | 0.8% |
| 205th | Chad | 12.9 | -3.2% |
| 206th | Croatia | 12.9 | -0.8% |
| 207th | Nigeria | 13.0 | -1.8% |
| 208th | Ukraine | 13.2 | 7.3% |
| 209th | Hungary | 13.5 | -0.7% |
| 210th | Romania | 13.6 | 1.5% |
| 211th | Moldova | 13.6 | 2.8% |
| 212th | Lithuania | 14.0 | -0.7% |
| 213th | Serbia | 14.6 | -1.4% |
| 214th | Latvia | 15.0 | 1.4% |
| 215th | Bulgaria | 16.2 | 0.6% |
| 216th | Monaco | 21.3 | 1.0% |
FAQ
What was Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's death rate in 2018?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's death rate in 2018 was 9.1. This ranked 158th globally.
How did Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's death rate change in 2018?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's death rate increased by 2.8% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest death rate in 2018?▾
Monaco had the highest death rate in 2018 at 21.3.
What is the death rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 2018?▾
The death rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 2018 was 9.1. This ranked 158th globally.
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's death rate?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's death rate went from 8.8 in 2017 to 9.1 in 2018, a 2.8% increase.
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