Cuba vs El Salvador: Number of maternal deaths by region

Cuba
41.61 deaths
in 2020
El Salvador
43.65 deaths
in 2020
Cuba rank
101st
El Salvador rank
100th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
0100200300400198520022020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 43.65 deaths against 41.61 deaths in Cuba, a difference of 2.04 deaths.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.

Cuba ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 100th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 118.53 deaths 325.22 deaths 206.69 deaths El Salvador
1990s 94.28 deaths 172.41 deaths 78.13 deaths El Salvador
2000s 54.95 deaths 53.4 deaths 1.55 deaths Cuba
2010s 49.18 deaths 45.77 deaths 3.41 deaths Cuba
2020s 41.61 deaths 43.65 deaths 2.04 deaths El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Cuba or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 43.65 deaths against 41.61 deaths in Cuba as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Cuba and El Salvador?
2.04 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
Cuba ranks 101st 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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About this data

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

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.