Finland vs Korea: Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff
Finland
8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Korea
8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Finland rank
147th
Korea rank
149th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff over time
- Finland
- 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 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 Korea ahead.
Finland ranks 147th and Korea ranks 149th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 vs. births attended by skilled health staff, Finland or Korea?
- Finland, at 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff between Finland and Korea?
- 0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Korea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff?
- Finland ranks 147th and 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 vs. births attended by skilled health staff. 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.