Japan vs South Korea: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 35,149 1 in: rate varies by country in Japan, a difference of 8,352 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,647 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,673 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,974 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
| 1990s | 7,599 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,755 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,844 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
| 2000s | 11,535 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,846 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,689 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
| 2010s | 17,020 1 in: rate varies by country | 16,959 1 in: rate varies by country | 61.2 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
| 2020s | 25,655 1 in: rate varies by country | 27,424 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,769 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, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 35,149 1 in: rate varies by country in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Japan and South Korea?
- 8,352 1 in: rate varies by country, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Japan ranks 6th and South 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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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.