Canada vs El Salvador: Maternal deaths by income group
Canada
40.86 deaths
in 2020
El Salvador
43.65 deaths
in 2020
Canada rank
102nd
El Salvador rank
100th
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Canada
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 43.65 deaths against 40.86 deaths in Canada, a difference of 2.79 deaths.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
Canada ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 100th of 185 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.91 deaths | 325.22 deaths | 298.31 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 29.02 deaths | 172.41 deaths | 143.39 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 37.57 deaths | 53.4 deaths | 15.83 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 43.85 deaths | 45.77 deaths | 1.91 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 40.86 deaths | 43.65 deaths | 2.79 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Canada or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 43.65 deaths against 40.86 deaths in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Canada and El Salvador?
- 2.79 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Canada ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 100th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.