Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Maternal mortality ratio

Cape Verde
40.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador
39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
104th
El Salvador rank
105th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Cape Verde
  • El Salvador
0100200300400198520042023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 40.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

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

Cape Verde ranks 104th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 195 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 369.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births 173.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births 195.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births Cape Verde
1990s 204.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births 95.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births 108.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births Cape Verde
2000s 82.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births 37.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births 45.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births Cape Verde
2010s 48.1 Deaths per 100 000 live births 39.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births 8.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births Cape Verde
2020s 48.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births 46.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births 2.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
Cape Verde, at 40.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
0.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Cape Verde ranks 104th 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.