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Maternal mortality ratio — North Korea

Maternal mortality ratio in North Korea in 2023 — 67 per 100k. Ranked 112 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 11.8%.

2023 67 per 100k +0% vs 2022
World rank 112of 194
Period maximum 131 per 100k2002
Period minimum 37 per 100k1992

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — North Korea, 1985–2023050100150198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 76 per 100k1986: 68 per 100k1987: 62 per 100k1988: 55 per 100k1989: 49 per 100k1990: 43 per 100k1991: 38 per 100k1992: 37 per 100k1993: 46 per 100k1994: 57 per 100k1995: 127 per 100k1996: 128 per 100k1997: 128 per 100k1998: 129 per 100k1999: 129 per 100k2000: 129 per 100k2001: 130 per 100k2002: 131 per 100k2003: 76 per 100k2004: 77 per 100k2005: 78 per 100k2006: 80 per 100k2007: 80 per 100k2008: 79 per 100k2009: 78 per 100k2010: 77 per 100k2011: 76 per 100k2012: 76 per 100k2013: 75 per 100k2014: 73 per 100k2015: 72 per 100k2016: 71 per 100k2017: 70 per 100k2018: 69 per 100k2019: 66 per 100k2020: 66 per 100k2021: 72 per 100k2022: 67 per 100k2023: 67 per 100k
Change over the period: −9 (−11.84%) Average annual rate: -0.33 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 67 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
East Asia & Pacific 66 per 100k
Eastern Asia computed 16 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 303 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 67 +0 +0%
2022 67 −5 −6.94%
2021 72 +6 +9.09%
2020 66 +0 +0%
2019 66 −3 −4.35%
2018 69 −1 −1.43%
2017 70 −1 −1.41%
2016 71 −1 −1.39%
2015 72 −1 −1.37%
2014 73 −2 −2.67%
2013 75 −1 −1.32%
2012 76 +0 +0%
2011 76 −1 −1.3%
2010 77 −1 −1.28%
2009 78 −1 −1.27%
2008 79 −1 −1.25%
2007 80 +0 +0%
2006 80 +2 +2.56%
2005 78 +1 +1.3%
2004 77 +1 +1.32%
2003 76 −55 −41.98%
2002 131 +1 +0.77%
2001 130 +1 +0.78%
2000 129 +0 +0%
1999 129 +0 +0%
1998 129 +1 +0.78%
1997 128 +0 +0%
1996 128 +1 +0.79%
1995 127 +70 +122.81%
1994 57 +11 +23.91%
1993 46 +9 +24.32%
1992 37 −1 −2.63%
1991 38 −5 −11.63%
1990 43 −6 −12.24%
1989 49 −6 −10.91%
1988 55 −7 −11.29%
1987 62 −6 −8.82%
1986 68 −8 −10.53%
1985 76 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JP Japan 3 KR South Korea 4 CN China 16 MN Mongolia 41 KP North Korea 67
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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