Korea vs Luxembourg: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Korea
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 10.4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Korea, a difference of 8.1 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 4.5 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Korea ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 5th of 3 groups.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.2 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0 Deaths per 1 000 births | — |
| 2000s | 3.73 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.87 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.13 Deaths per 1 000 births | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.98 Deaths per 1 000 births | 7.81 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.83 Deaths per 1 000 births | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 2.57 Deaths per 1 000 births | 9.9 Deaths per 1 000 births | 7.33 Deaths per 1 000 births | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Korea or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 10.4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Korea and Luxembourg?
- 8.1 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Luxembourg?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Luxembourg rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Korea ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 5th of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.