South Korea vs Norway: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) over time
- South 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 South Korea, a difference of 16,974 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
South 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 | South 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, South Korea or Norway?
- Norway, at 60,475 1 in: rate varies by country against 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between South Korea and Norway?
- 16,974 1 in: rate varies by country, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Norway?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Norway rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- South 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.