Euro area vs South Korea: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Euro area
13,200 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
South Korea
43,501 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Euro area rank
2nd
South Korea rank
4th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Euro area
  • South Korea
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k198520042023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country in Euro area, a difference of 30,301 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes South Korea's figure about 3.3 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area South Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 3,840 1 in: rate varies by country 1,673 1 in: rate varies by country 2,167 1 in: rate varies by country Euro area
1990s 5,750 1 in: rate varies by country 2,755 1 in: rate varies by country 2,995 1 in: rate varies by country Euro area
2000s 8,830 1 in: rate varies by country 7,846 1 in: rate varies by country 984.2 1 in: rate varies by country Euro area
2010s 10,240 1 in: rate varies by country 16,959 1 in: rate varies by country 6,719 1 in: rate varies by country South Korea
2020s 10,425 1 in: rate varies by country 27,424 1 in: rate varies by country 16,999 1 in: rate varies by country South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Euro area or South Korea?
South Korea, at 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Euro area and South Korea?
30,301 1 in: rate varies by country, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Euro area and South Korea rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Euro area ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 47 groups.
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.