El Salvador vs Fiji: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- El Salvador
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,455 1 in: rate varies by country in El Salvador, a difference of 91 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Fiji ahead.
El Salvador ranks 90th and Fiji ranks 88th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Fiji in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 129 1 in: rate varies by country | 353.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 224.4 1 in: rate varies by country | Fiji |
| 1990s | 305.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 535.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 230 1 in: rate varies by country | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1,036 1 in: rate varies by country | 786 1 in: rate varies by country | 250.2 1 in: rate varies by country | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,218 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,083 1 in: rate varies by country | 135.6 1 in: rate varies by country | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,252 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,247 1 in: rate varies by country | 5.25 1 in: rate varies by country | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, El Salvador or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 1,546 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 El Salvador and Fiji?
- 91 1 in: rate varies by country, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Fiji?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Fiji rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- El Salvador ranks 90th and Fiji ranks 88th 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.