Ecuador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Ecuador
0.1%
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.1%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
89th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
87th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Ecuador
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of'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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Ecuador ranks 89th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit
%
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.