South Korea vs Norway: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)

South Korea
0.0%
in 2023
Norway
0.0%
in 2023
South Korea rank
191st
Norway rank
193rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time

  • South Korea
  • Norway
00.020.040.060.08198520042023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 191st and Norway ranks 193rd of 194 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% South Korea
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% South Korea
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% South Korea
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% South Korea
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, South Korea or Norway?
South Korea, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between South Korea and Norway?
0.0%, with South Korea 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 191st and Norway ranks 193rd 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.