Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1,650 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,455 1 in: rate varies by country in El Salvador, a difference of 195 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 129 1 in: rate varies by country | 81.6 1 in: rate varies by country | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 115.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 305.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 190 1 in: rate varies by country | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 435.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,036 1 in: rate varies by country | 600.8 1 in: rate varies by country | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,006 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,218 1 in: rate varies by country | 212.7 1 in: rate varies by country | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,363 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,252 1 in: rate varies by country | 111.25 1 in: rate varies by country | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- Cape Verde, at 1,650 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,455 1 in: rate varies by country in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 195 1 in: rate varies by country, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 90th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.