Maternal mortality, gaps filled in South Korea
South Korea: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 8.12 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in South Korea, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in South Korea is 8.12, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in South Korea peaked at 39.75 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.08, in 2016.
That places South Korea 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 39.28 | — |
| 1986 | 39.03 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 39.75 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.52 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 34.03 | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 30.79 | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 27.9 | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 25.81 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 25.51 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 21.35 | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 20.91 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 20.8 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 19.97 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 19.64 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 19.16 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.54 | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 15.49 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.55 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 13.26 | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 12.77 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.41 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 11.18 | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.41 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 8.9 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 8.24 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 9.6 | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 9.12 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 6.95 | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 6.43 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 6.08 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.18 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.41 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.36 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.12 | +27.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 8.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 8.12 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.08, 14% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.72 | 34.03 | 39.75 | 5 |
| 1990s | 23.18 | 19.16 | 30.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.56 | 8.9 | 16.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.16 | 6.08 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 | 8.12 | 8.12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in South Korea?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in South Korea was 8.12 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.75 in 1987.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.08 in 2016.
- How does South Korea rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- South Korea ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.