Ecuador vs North Korea: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)
Ecuador
0.1%
in 2023
North Korea
0.1%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
89th
North Korea rank
87th
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time
- Ecuador
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 89th and North Korea ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Ecuador or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Ecuador and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and North Korea rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Ecuador ranks 89th and North Korea ranks 87th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). 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.