Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in North Korea
North Korea: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in North Korea, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in North Korea stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in North Korea peaked at 0.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
That places North Korea 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +121.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -43.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.4%, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 62% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +121.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | -43.8% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 1994 | +25.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in North Korea?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in North Korea was 0.1% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does North Korea rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- North Korea ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.