Czechia vs Korea: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Czechia
31,604 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Korea
43,501 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Czechia rank
7th
Korea rank
4th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Czechia
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 31,604 1 in: rate varies by country in Czechia, a difference of 11,897 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 7th and Korea ranks 4th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 3,921 1 in: rate varies by country 1,673 1 in: rate varies by country 2,248 1 in: rate varies by country Czechia
1990s 8,766 1 in: rate varies by country 2,755 1 in: rate varies by country 6,010 1 in: rate varies by country Czechia
2000s 16,159 1 in: rate varies by country 7,846 1 in: rate varies by country 8,313 1 in: rate varies by country Czechia
2010s 21,442 1 in: rate varies by country 16,959 1 in: rate varies by country 4,483 1 in: rate varies by country Czechia
2020s 23,557 1 in: rate varies by country 27,424 1 in: rate varies by country 3,867 1 in: rate varies by country Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Czechia or Korea?
Korea, at 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 31,604 1 in: rate varies by country in Czechia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Czechia and Korea?
11,897 1 in: rate varies by country, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Korea rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Czechia ranks 7th and Korea ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Unit
1 in: rate varies by country
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.