Jamaica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality

Jamaica
98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Jamaica rank
68th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
66th

Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality over time

  • Jamaica
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births against 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 7.82 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Jamaica ranks 68th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th of 185 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 43.7 deaths per 100,000 live births 99.61 deaths per 100,000 live births 55.9 deaths per 100,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 64.13 deaths per 100,000 live births 116.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 52.23 deaths per 100,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 88.71 deaths per 100,000 live births 146.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 57.36 deaths per 100,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 92.13 deaths per 100,000 live births 107.71 deaths per 100,000 live births 15.58 deaths per 100,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.82 deaths per 100,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality, Jamaica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births against 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality between Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
7.82 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality?
Jamaica ranks 68th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality
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

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