South Korea vs Qatar: Maternal mortality ratio
South Korea
8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Qatar
7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
South Korea rank
149th
Qatar rank
152nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- South Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.51 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 149th and Qatar ranks 152nd of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 23.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2000s | 12.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2010s | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.7218 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2020s | 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.5102 deaths per 100,000 live births | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, South Korea or Qatar?
- South Korea, at 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between South Korea and Qatar?
- 0.51 deaths per 100,000 live births, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- South Korea ranks 149th and Qatar ranks 152nd 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.