Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Republic of Korea or Lebanon?

Republic of Korea, at 23.86 deaths against 18.15 deaths in Lebanon as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Republic of Korea and Lebanon?

5.71 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lebanon?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Lebanon: Maternal deaths by income group

Republic of Korea

23.86 deaths

in 2020

Lebanon

18.15 deaths

in 2020

Republic of Korea rank

111th

Lebanon rank

114th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Republic of Korea
Lebanon

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 23.86 deaths against 18.15 deaths in Lebanon, a difference of 5.71 deaths.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Lebanon's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 111th and Lebanon ranks 114th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1980s	258.08 deaths	66.35 deaths	191.74 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	159.57 deaths	37.88 deaths	121.69 deaths	Republic of Korea
2000s	60.38 deaths	20.43 deaths	39.95 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	29.54 deaths	19.2 deaths	10.34 deaths	Republic of Korea
2020s	23.86 deaths	18.15 deaths	5.71 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Republic of Korea or Lebanon?: Republic of Korea, at 23.86 deaths against 18.15 deaths in Lebanon as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Republic of Korea and Lebanon?: 5.71 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lebanon?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Republic of Korea and Lebanon rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Republic of Korea ranks 111th and Lebanon ranks 114th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal deaths by income group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.