Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
87th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 1992
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1985–2023

0.10.150.20.250.31985200420231985: 0.171 %1986: 0.154 %1987: 0.138 %1988: 0.122 %1989: 0.108 %1990: 0.098 %1991: 0.088 %1992: 0.086 %1993: 0.106 %1994: 0.133 %1995: 0.295 %1996: 0.294 %1997: 0.287 %1998: 0.282 %1999: 0.275 %2000: 0.263 %2001: 0.256 %2002: 0.246 %2003: 0.138 %2004: 0.134 %2005: 0.128 %2006: 0.131 %2007: 0.129 %2008: 0.127 %2009: 0.12 %2010: 0.117 %2011: 0.116 %2012: 0.115 %2013: 0.114 %2014: 0.113 %2015: 0.111 %2016: 0.111 %2017: 0.11 %2018: 0.109 %2019: 0.105 %2020: 0.106 %2021: 0.115 %2022: 0.107 %2023: 0.107 %

Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.1% for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.

Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1985 to 2023.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
What is the lowest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
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