South Korea vs Norway: Probability of dying that year, among males
South Korea
0.2%
in 2023
Norway
0.2%
in 2023
South Korea rank
223rd
Norway rank
224th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- South Korea
- Norway
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 223rd and Norway ranks 224th of 236 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.0% | 2.3% | 10.7% | South Korea |
| 1960s | 6.8% | 1.7% | 5.0% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 1.2% | 2.8% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, South Korea or Norway?
- South Korea, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between South Korea and Norway?
- 0.0%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Norway rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- South Korea ranks 223rd and Norway ranks 224th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.