North Korea vs Libya: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)
North Korea
0.1%
in 2023
Libya
0.1%
in 2023
North Korea rank
87th
Libya rank
85th
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time
- North Korea
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Libya ahead.
North Korea ranks 87th and Libya ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, North Korea or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between North Korea and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Libya?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Libya rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- North Korea ranks 87th and Libya ranks 85th 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.