Number of maternal deaths, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in North Korea, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0 units per person for number of maternal deaths, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1992.
That places North Korea 86th 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.
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +124.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -44.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per capita 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 | +124.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2003 | -44.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1993 | +29.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 83 Libya 0 units per person compare
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 units per person compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 0 units per person compare
- 87 Grenada 0 units per person compare
- 88 Seychelles 0 units per person compare
- 89 Ecuador 0 units per person compare
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, female, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per capita in North Korea?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in North Korea was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1992.
- How does North Korea rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.