Statizoid

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 was 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 185 countries
All-time high
188.3 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2002
All-time low
49.93 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 1993
Years of data
36
1985–2020

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1985–2020

501001502001985200220201985: 115.1 deaths per 100,000 live births1986: 106.3 deaths per 100,000 live births1987: 100.4 deaths per 100,000 live births1988: 91.6 deaths per 100,000 live births1989: 84.7 deaths per 100,000 live births1990: 76.1 deaths per 100,000 live births1991: 76.5 deaths per 100,000 live births1992: 69.6 deaths per 100,000 live births1993: 49.9 deaths per 100,000 live births1994: 73.4 deaths per 100,000 live births1995: 158.4 deaths per 100,000 live births1996: 164.7 deaths per 100,000 live births1997: 156 deaths per 100,000 live births1998: 164.1 deaths per 100,000 live births1999: 174.8 deaths per 100,000 live births2000: 185.6 deaths per 100,000 live births2001: 172.3 deaths per 100,000 live births2002: 188.3 deaths per 100,000 live births2003: 123.1 deaths per 100,000 live births2004: 130.6 deaths per 100,000 live births2005: 121.9 deaths per 100,000 live births2006: 130.6 deaths per 100,000 live births2007: 137.7 deaths per 100,000 live births2008: 139.2 deaths per 100,000 live births2009: 131.4 deaths per 100,000 live births2010: 130.2 deaths per 100,000 live births2011: 120.1 deaths per 100,000 live births2012: 108.2 deaths per 100,000 live births2013: 95.9 deaths per 100,000 live births2014: 84.6 deaths per 100,000 live births2015: 108.4 deaths per 100,000 live births2016: 108.8 deaths per 100,000 live births2017: 107.6 deaths per 100,000 live births2018: 107.2 deaths per 100,000 live births2019: 106.2 deaths per 100,000 live births2020: 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births

Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 live births.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 188.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2002 and was at its lowest, 49.93 deaths per 100,000 live births, in 1993.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 live births Change
1985 115.05 deaths per 100,000 live births —
1986 106.26 deaths per 100,000 live births -7.6%
1987 100.43 deaths per 100,000 live births -5.5%
1988 91.61 deaths per 100,000 live births -8.8%
1989 84.68 deaths per 100,000 live births -7.6%
1990 76.14 deaths per 100,000 live births -10.1%
1991 76.51 deaths per 100,000 live births +0.5%
1992 69.6 deaths per 100,000 live births -9.0%
1993 49.93 deaths per 100,000 live births -28.3%
1994 73.38 deaths per 100,000 live births +47.0%
1995 158.36 deaths per 100,000 live births +115.8%
1996 164.72 deaths per 100,000 live births +4.0%
1997 156.01 deaths per 100,000 live births -5.3%
1998 164.09 deaths per 100,000 live births +5.2%
1999 174.82 deaths per 100,000 live births +6.5%
2000 185.62 deaths per 100,000 live births +6.2%
2001 172.25 deaths per 100,000 live births -7.2%
2002 188.3 deaths per 100,000 live births +9.3%
2003 123.08 deaths per 100,000 live births -34.6%
2004 130.58 deaths per 100,000 live births +6.1%
2005 121.89 deaths per 100,000 live births -6.7%
2006 130.64 deaths per 100,000 live births +7.2%
2007 137.7 deaths per 100,000 live births +5.4%
2008 139.22 deaths per 100,000 live births +1.1%
2009 131.39 deaths per 100,000 live births -5.6%
2010 130.23 deaths per 100,000 live births -0.9%
2011 120.12 deaths per 100,000 live births -7.8%
2012 108.17 deaths per 100,000 live births -10.0%
2013 95.9 deaths per 100,000 live births -11.3%
2014 84.64 deaths per 100,000 live births -11.7%
2015 108.37 deaths per 100,000 live births +28.0%
2016 108.76 deaths per 100,000 live births +0.4%
2017 107.65 deaths per 100,000 live births -1.0%
2018 107.16 deaths per 100,000 live births -0.5%
2019 106.16 deaths per 100,000 live births -0.9%
2020 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 99.61 deaths per 100,000 live births 84.68 deaths per 100,000 live births 115.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 5
1990s 116.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 49.93 deaths per 100,000 live births 174.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 10
2000s 146.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 121.89 deaths per 100,000 live births 188.3 deaths per 100,000 live births 10
2010s 107.71 deaths per 100,000 live births 84.64 deaths per 100,000 live births 130.23 deaths per 100,000 live births 10
2020s 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births 1

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 63 Solomon Islands 122.25 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  2. 64 Guyana 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  3. 65 Dominican Republic 107.35 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  4. 67 India 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  5. 68 Jamaica 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  6. 69 Suriname 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

More health data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

All data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, according to UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 188.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2002.
What is the lowest the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 49.93 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1993.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/the-maternal-mortality-ratio-in-1985-and-2020/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/the-maternal-mortality-ratio-in-1985-and-2020/korea-dem-people-s-rep/">The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.