El Salvador vs Tunisia: Maternal mortality ratio

El Salvador
39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Tunisia
35.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Tunisia rank
108th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tunisia
50100150200198520042023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 35.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 3.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

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

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

El Salvador ranks 105th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 173.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births 108.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births 65.14 Deaths per 100 000 live births El Salvador
1990s 95.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births 72.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births 22.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births El Salvador
2000s 37.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births 49.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births 12.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births Tunisia
2010s 39.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births 40.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births 0.8542 Deaths per 100 000 live births Tunisia
2020s 46.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births 44.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births 1.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, El Salvador or Tunisia?
El Salvador, at 39.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 35.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between El Salvador and Tunisia?
3.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tunisia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Tunisia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
El Salvador ranks 105th and Tunisia ranks 108th 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.