Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, El Salvador or Mongolia?

Mongolia, at 30.2 against 26.8 in El Salvador as of 2014.

How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mongolia?

9 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

El Salvador vs Mongolia: Maternal mortality ratio

El Salvador

26.8

in 2023

Mongolia

30.2

in 2014

El Salvador rank

37th

Mongolia rank

36th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

El Salvador
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 30.2 against 26.8 in El Salvador, a difference of 3.4.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1997 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 37th and Mongolia ranks 36th of 58 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	El Salvador	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	173	143.5	29.5	El Salvador
2000s	60.93	77.65	16.72	Mongolia
2010s	54.08	42.92	11.15	El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, El Salvador or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 30.2 against 26.8 in El Salvador as of 2014.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between El Salvador and Mongolia?: 3.4, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mongolia?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Mongolia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: El Salvador ranks 37th and Mongolia ranks 36th of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births)
Source: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 1,112 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.