Italy vs Korea: Number of maternal deaths by region
Italy
18.82 deaths
in 2020
Korea
23.86 deaths
in 2020
Italy rank
113th
Korea rank
111th
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 23.86 deaths against 18.82 deaths in Italy, a difference of 5.04 deaths.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 113th and Korea ranks 111th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.14 deaths | 258.08 deaths | 158.94 deaths | Korea |
| 1990s | 75.36 deaths | 159.57 deaths | 84.21 deaths | Korea |
| 2000s | 45.04 deaths | 60.38 deaths | 15.35 deaths | Korea |
| 2010s | 30.84 deaths | 29.54 deaths | 1.3 deaths | Italy |
| 2020s | 18.82 deaths | 23.86 deaths | 5.04 deaths | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Italy or Korea?
- Korea, at 23.86 deaths against 18.82 deaths in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Italy and Korea?
- 5.04 deaths, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Korea rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- Italy ranks 113th and Korea ranks 111th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.