El Salvador vs Jordan: Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate
El Salvador
42.79 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Jordan
41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
El Salvador rank
100th
Jordan rank
102nd
Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 42.79 deaths per 100,000 live births against 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jordan, a difference of 1.48 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Jordan ranks 102nd of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 182.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 88.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 93.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 96.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | 74.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 38.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 57.68 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | Jordan |
| 2010s | 40.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 44.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | Jordan |
| 2020s | 42.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.48 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 vs. fertility rate, El Salvador or Jordan?
- El Salvador, at 42.79 deaths per 100,000 live births against 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jordan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 1.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Jordan ranks 102nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.