Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0019 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0049 units per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.0013 units per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1985–2023

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0051985200420231985: 0.002 units per square kilometre1986: 0.002 units per square kilometre1987: 0.002 units per square kilometre1988: 0.002 units per square kilometre1989: 0.002 units per square kilometre1990: 0.002 units per square kilometre1991: 0.001 units per square kilometre1992: 0.001 units per square kilometre1993: 0.002 units per square kilometre1994: 0.002 units per square kilometre1995: 0.005 units per square kilometre1996: 0.005 units per square kilometre1997: 0.005 units per square kilometre1998: 0.005 units per square kilometre1999: 0.005 units per square kilometre2000: 0.004 units per square kilometre2001: 0.004 units per square kilometre2002: 0.004 units per square kilometre2003: 0.002 units per square kilometre2004: 0.002 units per square kilometre2005: 0.002 units per square kilometre2006: 0.002 units per square kilometre2007: 0.002 units per square kilometre2008: 0.002 units per square kilometre2009: 0.002 units per square kilometre2010: 0.002 units per square kilometre2011: 0.002 units per square kilometre2012: 0.002 units per square kilometre2013: 0.002 units per square kilometre2014: 0.002 units per square kilometre2015: 0.002 units per square kilometre2016: 0.002 units per square kilometre2017: 0.002 units per square kilometre2018: 0.002 units per square kilometre2019: 0.002 units per square kilometre2020: 0.002 units per square kilometre2021: 0.002 units per square kilometre2022: 0.002 units per square kilometre2023: 0.002 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 0.0019 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.0049 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per square kilometre, in 1992.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1985 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1985 0.0025 units per square kilometre
1986 0.0023 units per square kilometre -6.7%
1987 0.0021 units per square kilometre -10.7%
1988 0.0019 units per square kilometre -8.0%
1989 0.0017 units per square kilometre -13.0%
1990 0.0016 units per square kilometre -5.0%
1991 0.0014 units per square kilometre -10.5%
1992 0.0013 units per square kilometre -5.9%
1993 0.0017 units per square kilometre +31.3%
1994 0.0022 units per square kilometre +23.8%
1995 0.0049 units per square kilometre +126.9%
1996 0.0049 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0048 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1998 0.0047 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1999 0.0046 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2000 0.0044 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2001 0.0043 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2002 0.0042 units per square kilometre -3.8%
2003 0.0023 units per square kilometre -44.0%
2004 0.0022 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2005 0.0022 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2006 0.0022 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2007 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0022 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2010 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0021 units per square kilometre -3.8%
2012 0.0021 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0021 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0021 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0021 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0021 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.002 units per square kilometre -4.0%
2018 0.002 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0019 units per square kilometre -4.2%
2020 0.0019 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0021 units per square kilometre +8.7%
2022 0.0019 units per square kilometre -8.0%
2023 0.0019 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre 5
1990s 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0049 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 66 Viet Nam 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 67 Eswatini 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 68 Angola 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 70 El Salvador 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 71 Iraq 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 72 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per square kilometre in 1995.
What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,090 data points, 1985–2023
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Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.