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
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) 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.