Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2009
78.00
−1.00 from 2008
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's maternal mortality ratio was 78.00 in 2009, decreased +1.00 from 79.00 in 2008. This was the 108th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Greece | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Poland | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Belarus | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Czechia | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Spain | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Israel | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Norway | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 9th | Australia | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Iceland | 5.00 | 25.0% |
| 11th | Sweden | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Austria | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Belgium | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Germany | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Croatia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Ireland | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Japan | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | North Macedonia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Slovak Republic | 6.00 | 20.0% |
| 20th | Switzerland | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Denmark | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Netherlands | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 23rd | Slovenia | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Finland | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 26th | Italy | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 27th | Montenegro | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Qatar | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 29th | San Marino | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | European Union | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Albania | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 32nd | Bulgaria | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 33rd | Korea | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Kuwait | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Portugal | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Cyprus | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Estonia | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 38th | France | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Singapore | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 41st | Turkmenistan | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 42nd | Andorra | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 43rd | United Kingdom | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 11.00 | -15.4% |
| 45th | Monaco | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Malta | 11.00 | 10.0% |
| 47th | Saudi Arabia | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 48th | Canada | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Serbia | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Hungary | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 51st | Lebanon | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Luxembourg | 15.00 | 15.4% |
| 53rd | United States | 15.00 | 7.1% |
| 54th | Oman | 17.00 | -5.6% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 56th | Puerto Rico (US) | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Uruguay | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 58th | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 59th | Moldova | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 60th | Türkiye | 23.00 | -4.2% |
| 61st | Chile | 24.00 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Latvia | 24.00 | -4.0% |
| 63rd | Russian Federation | 24.00 | -11.1% |
| 64th | Ukraine | 24.00 | -7.7% |
| 65th | Kazakhstan | 25.00 | -10.7% |
| 66th | Romania | 25.00 | 0.0% |
| 67th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 28.00 | -6.7% |
| 68th | Sri Lanka | 28.00 | -6.7% |
| 69th | Armenia | 29.00 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Azerbaijan | 29.00 | -3.3% |
| 71st | Costa Rica | 29.00 | -3.3% |
| 72nd | Malaysia | 29.00 | 0.0% |
| 73rd | Tajikistan | 29.00 | 0.0% |
| 74th | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.00 | 3.2% |
| 75th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 34.00 | -5.6% |
| 76th | Uzbekistan | 34.00 | -2.9% |
| 77th | China | 35.00 | -7.9% |
| 78th | El Salvador | 35.00 | 6.1% |
| 79th | Thailand | 37.00 | 0.0% |
| 80th | Brunei Darussalam | 40.00 | 0.0% |
| 81st | Fiji | 41.00 | -2.4% |
| 82nd | Grenada | 41.00 | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Barbados | 42.00 | 0.0% |
| 84th | Tunisia | 44.00 | -2.2% |
| 85th | Belize | 45.00 | -6.3% |
| 86th | Cuba | 45.00 | 2.3% |
| 87th | West Bank and Gaza | 48.00 | -2.0% |
| 88th | Jordan | 49.00 | -2.0% |
| 89th | Dominica | 50.00 | -5.7% |
| 90th | St. Lucia | 51.00 | -7.3% |
| 91st | Mexico | 51.00 | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Mauritius | 51.00 | 6.3% |
| 93rd | Seychelles | 51.00 | 0.0% |
| 94th | Maldives | 52.00 | -1.9% |
| 95th | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.00 | -1.8% |
| 96th | Panama | 55.00 | 0.0% |
| 97th | Georgia | 56.00 | 3.7% |
| 98th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.00 | 0.0% |
| 99th | Argentina | 62.00 | 5.1% |
| 100th | Cabo Verde | 62.00 | -8.8% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 64.00 | -1.5% |
| 102nd | Brazil | 69.00 | -2.8% |
| 103rd | Libya | 70.00 | 2.9% |
| 104th | Honduras | 71.00 | -1.4% |
| 105th | Kyrgyz Republic | 71.00 | -2.7% |
| 106th | Mongolia | 75.00 | -2.6% |
| 107th | Colombia | 77.00 | -1.3% |
| 108th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 78.00 | -1.3% |
| 109th | Ecuador | 82.00 | -1.2% |
| 110th | Algeria | 83.00 | 0.0% |
| 111th | Bahamas, The | 84.00 | 5.0% |
| 112th | Peru | 89.00 | -2.2% |
| 113th | Tonga | 91.00 | 3.4% |
| 114th | Jamaica | 93.00 | 2.2% |
| 115th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 93.00 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Palau | 94.00 | -5.1% |
| 117th | Samoa | 94.00 | 8.0% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 96.00 | 2.1% |
| 119th | Kiribati | 99.00 | -1.0% |
| 120th | Nicaragua | 99.00 | -2.0% |
| 121st | Iraq | 107.00 | -1.8% |
| 122nd | Vanuatu | 114.00 | -2.6% |
| 123rd | Bhutan | 121.00 | -9.0% |
| 124th | Philippines | 122.00 | -0.8% |
| 125th | Guatemala | 130.00 | -2.3% |
| 126th | Guyana | 146.00 | -4.6% |
| 127th | Suriname | 147.00 | -8.7% |
| 128th | Morocco | 148.00 | -6.3% |
| 129th | Yemen, Republic of | 149.00 | -2.6% |
| 130th | Paraguay | 152.00 | -8.4% |
| 131st | Solomon Islands | 152.00 | -0.7% |
| 132nd | Gabon | 158.00 | 0.0% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | 172.00 | -1.1% |
| 134th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 186.00 | -1.1% |
| 135th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 205.00 | -4.2% |
| 136th | India | 205.00 | -8.1% |
| 137th | Kenya | 208.00 | 5.6% |
| 138th | Botswana | 213.00 | 7.0% |
| 139th | Tuvalu | 215.00 | -1.8% |
| 140th | Marshall Islands | 224.00 | -0.9% |
| 141st | South Africa | 241.00 | -11.4% |
| 142nd | Indonesia | 246.00 | -2.0% |
| 143rd | Pakistan | 246.00 | -3.1% |
| 144th | Cambodia | 251.00 | -7.7% |
| 145th | Djibouti | 263.00 | -3.7% |
| 146th | Equatorial Guinea | 267.00 | -3.3% |
| 147th | Myanmar | 268.00 | -6.3% |
| 148th | Bangladesh | 293.00 | -5.5% |
| 149th | Nepal | 299.00 | -1.0% |
| 150th | Nauru | 300.00 | -0.7% |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | 302.00 | -4.1% |
| 152nd | Comoros | 320.00 | -4.2% |
| 153rd | Uganda | 322.00 | -0.6% |
| 154th | Lao PDR | 336.00 | -10.2% |
| 155th | Angola | 348.00 | -6.5% |
| 156th | Mozambique | 352.00 | -3.6% |
| 157th | Ghana | 369.00 | -2.9% |
| 158th | Sudan | 382.00 | -10.3% |
| 159th | Haiti | 397.00 | 0.8% |
| 160th | Zambia | 406.00 | 3.0% |
| 161st | Congo, Republic of | 414.00 | 4.8% |
| 162nd | Rwanda | 418.00 | -7.9% |
| 163rd | Burkina Faso | 419.00 | -2.3% |
| 164th | Senegal | 441.00 | -4.8% |
| 165th | Togo | 471.00 | 3.1% |
| 166th | Timor-Leste | 477.00 | -7.9% |
| 167th | Mauritania | 500.00 | -1.2% |
| 168th | Tanzania | 502.00 | -1.8% |
| 169th | Madagascar | 507.00 | -0.6% |
| 170th | Malawi | 512.00 | 19.1% |
| 171st | Eritrea | 515.00 | -2.8% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 540.00 | 2.7% |
| 173rd | Namibia | 547.00 | 1.9% |
| 174th | Mali | 565.00 | -1.4% |
| 175th | Cameroon | 579.00 | -2.2% |
| 176th | Côte d'Ivoire | 588.00 | 4.6% |
| 177th | Benin | 598.00 | 6.2% |
| 178th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 608.00 | -1.9% |
| 179th | Burundi | 612.00 | -3.6% |
| 180th | Gambia, The | 634.00 | -2.9% |
| 181st | Niger | 647.00 | -3.3% |
| 182nd | Liberia | 674.00 | 1.7% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | 753.00 | -6.1% |
| 184th | Guinea | 766.00 | -0.8% |
| 185th | South Sudan | 823.00 | -4.1% |
| 186th | Eswatini | 855.00 | 11.6% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 925.00 | -3.1% |
| 188th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 995.00 | -3.9% |
| 189th | Sierra Leone | 1,054.00 | -3.6% |
| 190th | Nigeria | 1,088.00 | 0.6% |
| 191st | Central African Republic | 1,272.00 | 3.1% |
| 192nd | Chad | 1,285.00 | 1.7% |
| 193rd | Lesotho | 1,387.00 | 15.1% |
FAQ
What was Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's maternal mortality ratio in 2009?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's maternal mortality ratio in 2009 was 78.00. This ranked 108th globally.
How did Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's maternal mortality ratio change in 2009?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 1.3% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2009?▾
Lesotho had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2009 at 1,387.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 2009?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 2009 was 78.00. This ranked 108th globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's maternal mortality ratio?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's maternal mortality ratio went from 79.00 in 2008 to 78.00 in 2009, a 1.3% decrease.
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