What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Finland and Republic of Korea?

0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Finland ahead.

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

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 mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Republic of Korea: Maternal mortality ratio

Finland

8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Republic of Korea

8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Finland rank

147th

Republic of Korea rank

149th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Finland
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Finland currently reports 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Finland ranks 147th and Republic of Korea ranks 149th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	37.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	Republic of Korea
1990s	6.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	23.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Republic of Korea
2000s	7.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Republic of Korea
2010s	7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2345 deaths per 100,000 live births	Finland
2020s	8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2233 deaths per 100,000 live births	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Finland or Republic of Korea?: Finland, at 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Finland and Republic of Korea?: 0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Korea?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Finland and Republic of Korea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Finland ranks 147th and Republic of Korea ranks 149th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.