Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Comoros or El Salvador?

Comoros, at 52.07 deaths against 43.65 deaths in El Salvador as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Comoros and El Salvador?

8.42 deaths, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and El Salvador?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Comoros vs El Salvador: Number of maternal deaths by region

Comoros

52.07 deaths

in 2020

El Salvador

43.65 deaths

in 2020

Comoros rank

98th

El Salvador rank

100th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Comoros
El Salvador

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 52.07 deaths against 43.65 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 8.42 deaths.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.

Comoros ranks 98th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1980s	110.43 deaths	325.22 deaths	214.79 deaths	El Salvador
1990s	96.27 deaths	172.41 deaths	76.13 deaths	El Salvador
2000s	77.14 deaths	53.4 deaths	23.74 deaths	Comoros
2010s	63.19 deaths	45.77 deaths	17.42 deaths	Comoros
2020s	52.07 deaths	43.65 deaths	8.42 deaths	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Comoros or El Salvador?: Comoros, at 52.07 deaths against 43.65 deaths in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Comoros and El Salvador?: 8.42 deaths, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and El Salvador?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Comoros and El Salvador rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Comoros ranks 98th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.