High income vs Korea: Lifetime risk of maternal death

High income
7,933 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Korea
43,501 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
High income rank
4th
Korea rank
4th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • High income
  • Korea
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k198520042023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in High income, a difference of 35,568 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Korea's figure about 5.5 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 4th and Korea ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 1,988 1 in: rate varies by country 1,673 1 in: rate varies by country 315.2 1 in: rate varies by country High income
1990s 3,270 1 in: rate varies by country 2,755 1 in: rate varies by country 514.7 1 in: rate varies by country High income
2000s 4,935 1 in: rate varies by country 7,846 1 in: rate varies by country 2,911 1 in: rate varies by country Korea
2010s 6,101 1 in: rate varies by country 16,959 1 in: rate varies by country 10,858 1 in: rate varies by country Korea
2020s 5,838 1 in: rate varies by country 27,424 1 in: rate varies by country 21,586 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, High income or Korea?
Korea, at 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between High income and Korea?
35,568 1 in: rate varies by country, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do High income and Korea rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
High income ranks 4th and 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.