Korea vs New Zealand: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality

Korea
2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2024
New Zealand
6.6 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2021
Korea rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
10th

Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time

  • Korea
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 6.6 Deaths per 1 000 births against 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Korea, a difference of 4.3 Deaths per 1 000 births.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.9 times Korea's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 10th of 3 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 5.6 Deaths per 1 000 births 7.3 Deaths per 1 000 births 1.7 Deaths per 1 000 births New Zealand
2000s 3.73 Deaths per 1 000 births 5.93 Deaths per 1 000 births 2.2 Deaths per 1 000 births New Zealand
2010s 2.98 Deaths per 1 000 births 5.62 Deaths per 1 000 births 2.64 Deaths per 1 000 births New Zealand
2020s 2.6 Deaths per 1 000 births 6.2 Deaths per 1 000 births 3.6 Deaths per 1 000 births New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Korea or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 6.6 Deaths per 1 000 births against 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Korea and New Zealand?
4.3 Deaths per 1 000 births, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and New Zealand?
20 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
How do Korea and New Zealand rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
Korea ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Unit
Deaths per 1 000 births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,306 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.