Korea vs Post-demographic dividend: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Korea
43,501 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
7,000 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Korea rank
4th
Post-demographic dividend rank
5th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Korea
  • Post-demographic dividend
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k198520042023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,000 1 in: rate varies by country in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 36,501 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Korea's figure about 6.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Korea ranks 4th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Post-demographic dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 1,673 1 in: rate varies by country 3,220 1 in: rate varies by country 1,547 1 in: rate varies by country Post-demographic dividend
1990s 2,755 1 in: rate varies by country 4,410 1 in: rate varies by country 1,655 1 in: rate varies by country Post-demographic dividend
2000s 7,846 1 in: rate varies by country 5,600 1 in: rate varies by country 2,246 1 in: rate varies by country Korea
2010s 16,959 1 in: rate varies by country 5,770 1 in: rate varies by country 11,189 1 in: rate varies by country Korea
2020s 27,424 1 in: rate varies by country 5,300 1 in: rate varies by country 22,124 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, Korea or Post-demographic dividend?
Korea, at 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,000 1 in: rate varies by country in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
36,501 1 in: rate varies by country, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Korea and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Korea ranks 4th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th 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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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.