Korea vs Ukraine: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality

Korea
2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2024
Ukraine
9.5 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2021
Korea rank
3rd
Ukraine rank
7th

Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time

  • Korea
  • Ukraine
24681012199620102024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 9.5 Deaths per 1 000 births against 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Korea, a difference of 7.2 Deaths per 1 000 births.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 4.1 times Korea's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 3rd and Ukraine ranks 7th of 3 groups.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 3.37 Deaths per 1 000 births 10.33 Deaths per 1 000 births 6.97 Deaths per 1 000 births Ukraine
2010s 2.92 Deaths per 1 000 births 9.28 Deaths per 1 000 births 6.35 Deaths per 1 000 births Ukraine
2020s 2.6 Deaths per 1 000 births 9.4 Deaths per 1 000 births 6.8 Deaths per 1 000 births Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Korea or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 9.5 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 Ukraine?
7.2 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Ukraine?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Korea and Ukraine rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
Korea ranks 3rd and Ukraine ranks 7th 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.