Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in North Korea
North Korea: Maternal mortality, annual growth rate was 0.5134 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in North Korea, 1986–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, annual growth rate in North Korea is 0.5134 % change on previous year, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 154.7% on the previous year and up 158.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, annual growth rate in North Korea peaked at 115.81 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -34.64 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places North Korea 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -7.65 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1988 | -8.78 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
| 1989 | -7.57 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1990 | -10.09 % change on previous year | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4945 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 1992 | -9.04 % change on previous year | -1928.3% |
| 1993 | -28.25 % change on previous year | +212.5% |
| 1994 | 46.96 % change on previous year | -266.2% |
| 1995 | 115.81 % change on previous year | +146.6% |
| 1996 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 1997 | -5.29 % change on previous year | -231.7% |
| 1998 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -197.9% |
| 1999 | 6.54 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 6.18 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2001 | -7.2 % change on previous year | -216.6% |
| 2002 | 9.32 % change on previous year | -229.4% |
| 2003 | -34.64 % change on previous year | -471.7% |
| 2004 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 2005 | -6.65 % change on previous year | -209.1% |
| 2006 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -207.9% |
| 2007 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -79.6% |
| 2009 | -5.62 % change on previous year | -609.7% |
| 2010 | -0.8829 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 2011 | -7.76 % change on previous year | +779.3% |
| 2012 | -9.95 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2013 | -11.34 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2014 | -11.74 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.04 % change on previous year | -338.8% |
| 2016 | 0.359 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2017 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -384.1% |
| 2018 | -0.4524 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 2019 | -0.9388 % change on previous year | +107.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5134 % change on previous year | -154.7% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.5134 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.54 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.5134 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.8308 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -1928.3% | 0.4945 % change on previous year | -9.04 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -7.37 % change on previous year | -8.78 % change on previous year | -5.48 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 12.63 % change on previous year | -28.25 % change on previous year | 115.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.88 % change on previous year | -34.64 % change on previous year | 9.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.57 % change on previous year | -11.74 % change on previous year | 28.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5134 % change on previous year | 0.5134 % change on previous year | 0.5134 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 95 Papua New Guinea 1.07 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Palestine 1.06 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9007 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Haiti 0.4973 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Gabon 0.4768 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Cape Verde 0.3437 % change on previous year compare
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, annual growth rate in North Korea?
- Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in North Korea was 0.5134 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 115.81 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.64 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does North Korea rank for maternal mortality, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.