Korea vs Norway: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 60,475 1 in: rate varies by country against 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country in Korea, a difference of 16,974 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,673 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,569 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,895 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
| 1990s | 2,755 1 in: rate varies by country | 8,865 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,110 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
| 2000s | 7,846 1 in: rate varies by country | 11,860 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,014 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
| 2010s | 16,959 1 in: rate varies by country | 29,287 1 in: rate varies by country | 12,328 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
| 2020s | 27,424 1 in: rate varies by country | 41,850 1 in: rate varies by country | 14,426 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Korea or Norway?
- Norway, at 60,475 1 in: rate varies by country against 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Korea and Norway?
- 16,974 1 in: rate varies by country, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Norway?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Norway rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Korea ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd 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.