El Salvador vs Viet Nam: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
El Salvador
42.79 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Viet Nam
45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
El Salvador rank
100th
Viet Nam rank
97th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- El Salvador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births against 42.79 deaths per 100,000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 2.74 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Viet Nam ranks 97th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 182.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 126.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 96.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | 96.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8538 deaths per 100,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 38.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 69.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 30.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 40.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 53.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 42.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, El Salvador or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births against 42.79 deaths per 100,000 live births in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 2.74 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Viet Nam rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Viet Nam ranks 97th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. 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.