El Salvador vs Panama: Maternal mortality ratio
El Salvador
39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Panama
37.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Panama rank
106th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 37.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Panama, a difference of 2.1 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Panama ranks 106th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 173.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 94.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 79.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 95.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 77.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 18.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 37.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 57.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 20.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Panama |
| 2010s | 39.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 49.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 9.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Panama |
| 2020s | 46.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 52.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 6.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 37.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between El Salvador and Panama?
- 2.1 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Panama ranks 106th 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.