El Salvador vs Panama: Maternal deaths by income group

El Salvador
43.65 deaths
in 2020
Panama
38.13 deaths
in 2020
El Salvador rank
100th
Panama rank
103rd

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
0100200300400198520022020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 43.65 deaths against 38.13 deaths in Panama, a difference of 5.52 deaths.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 100th and Panama ranks 103rd of 185 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 325.22 deaths 57.71 deaths 267.51 deaths El Salvador
1990s 172.41 deaths 51.09 deaths 121.32 deaths El Salvador
2000s 53.4 deaths 42.54 deaths 10.86 deaths El Salvador
2010s 45.77 deaths 39.92 deaths 5.85 deaths El Salvador
2020s 43.65 deaths 38.13 deaths 5.52 deaths El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 43.65 deaths against 38.13 deaths in Panama as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between El Salvador and Panama?
5.52 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
El Salvador ranks 100th and Panama ranks 103rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – 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

Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.