Ecuador vs North Korea: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Ecuador
0.0978
in 2023
North Korea
0.1071
in 2023
Ecuador rank
89th
North Korea rank
87th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Ecuador
  • North Korea
00.20.40.60.8198520042023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.1071 against 0.0978 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0093.

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 0.6784 0.1385 0.5398 Ecuador
1990s 0.5445 0.1944 0.3501 Ecuador
2000s 0.2897 0.1674 0.1223 Ecuador
2010s 0.1571 0.1121 0.0449 Ecuador
2020s 0.1435 0.1086 0.0349 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 0.1071 against 0.0978 in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Ecuador and North Korea?
0.0093, 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?
Our World in Data, 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

Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed