El Salvador vs Panama: Number of maternal deaths by region
El Salvador
43.65 deaths
in 2020
Panama
38.13 deaths
in 2020
El Salvador rank
100th
Panama rank
103rd
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 43.65 deaths against 38.13 deaths in Panama, a difference of 5.52 deaths.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Panama ranks 103rd of 185 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 325.22 deaths | 57.71 deaths | 267.51 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 172.41 deaths | 51.09 deaths | 121.32 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 53.4 deaths | 42.54 deaths | 10.86 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 45.77 deaths | 39.92 deaths | 5.85 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 43.65 deaths | 38.13 deaths | 5.52 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 43.65 deaths against 38.13 deaths in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between El Salvador and Panama?
- 5.52 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Panama ranks 103rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β 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
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.