Maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Korea
South Korea: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.0543 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0543
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
81st
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.2497
in 1985
All-time low
0.0519
in 2021
Years of data
38
1985–2022
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Korea, 1985–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Korea stood at 0.0543.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Korea peaked at 0.2497 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0519, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 81st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1694 | 0.1214 | 0.2497 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1515 | 0.1113 | 0.1859 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1051 | 0.0717 | 0.1263 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0987 | 0.0645 | 0.1593 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0609 | 0.0519 | 0.0765 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More health data for South Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 214,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 226,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 243,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 231,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 234,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 224,514 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Korea?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Korea was 0.0543 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2497 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0519 in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- South Korea ranks 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).