Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Italy or Republic of Korea?

Italy, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Republic of Korea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Republic of Korea: Probability of dying that year, among males

Italy

0.2%

in 2023

Republic of Korea

0.2%

in 2023

Italy rank

222nd

Republic of Korea rank

223rd

Probability of dying that year, among males over time

Italy
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Italy ranks 222nd and Republic of Korea ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5.9%	13.0%	7.1%	Republic of Korea
1960s	4.1%	6.8%	2.7%	Republic of Korea
1970s	2.5%	4.0%	1.5%	Republic of Korea
1980s	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	Republic of Korea
1990s	0.7%	1.0%	0.3%	Republic of Korea
2000s	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	Republic of Korea
2010s	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	Italy
2020s	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Italy or Republic of Korea?: Italy, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Italy and Republic of Korea?: 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?: Italy ranks 222nd and Republic of Korea ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Probability of dying that year, among males
Unit: %
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.