El Salvador vs Mongolia: Maternal mortality ratio

El Salvador
39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Mongolia
40.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Mongolia rank
103rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mongolia
0100200300400198520042023

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 40.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mongolia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 105th and Mongolia ranks 103rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mongolia Difference Ahead
1980s 173.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births 337.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births 163.3 Deaths per 100 000 live births Mongolia
1990s 95.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births 193.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births 97.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births Mongolia
2000s 37.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births 103.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births 66.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births Mongolia
2010s 39.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births 55.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births 15.24 Deaths per 100 000 live births Mongolia
2020s 46.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births 47.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births 1.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, El Salvador or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 40.51 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 El Salvador and Mongolia?
1.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mongolia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Mongolia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
El Salvador ranks 105th and Mongolia ranks 103rd 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.