Death rate, crude in South Korea
South Korea: Death rate, crude was 7 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in South Korea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate, crude in South Korea is 7 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in South Korea peaked at 12.97 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5 per 1,000 people, in 2006.
South Korea ranks 120th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.98 per 1,000 people | 8.31 per 1,000 people | 12.97 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.16 per 1,000 people | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.07 per 1,000 people | 5.6 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.35 per 1,000 people | 5.2 per 1,000 people | 5.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 5 per 1,000 people | 5.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 per 1,000 people | 5.1 per 1,000 people | 5.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 per 1,000 people | 5.9 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for South Korea
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 214,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 226,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 243,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 231,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 234,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 224,514 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 212,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 222,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 240,352 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in South Korea?
- Death rate, crude in South Korea was 7 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.97 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 per 1,000 people in 2006.
- How does South Korea rank for death rate, crude?
- South Korea ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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.