High income vs Korea: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- High income
- Korea
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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About this data
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.