Brunei Darussalam vs El Salvador: Maternal mortality ratio

Brunei Darussalam
36.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador
39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
107th
El Salvador rank
105th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • El Salvador
50100150200198520042023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 36.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 2.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 75.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births 173.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births 98.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births El Salvador
1990s 57.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births 95.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births 38.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births El Salvador
2000s 43.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births 37.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births 6.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births Brunei Darussalam
2010s 39.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births 39.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births 0.4296 Deaths per 100 000 live births El Salvador
2020s 51.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births 46.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births 5.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Brunei Darussalam or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 36.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Brunei Darussalam as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Brunei Darussalam and El Salvador?
2.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and El Salvador?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and El Salvador rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.