El Salvador vs Panama: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
El Salvador
0.1%
in 2023
Panama
0.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Panama rank
102nd
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Panama ranks 102nd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.1% against 0.1% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Panama ranks 102nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.