Maternal mortality rate who mdb in El Salvador

El Salvador: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.3764 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.3764
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.52
in 1991
All-time low
0.2404
in 2009
Years of data
28
1990–2018

Maternal mortality rate who mdb in El Salvador, 1990–2018

00.511.51990200420181990: 1.21991: 1.51992: 0.9741993: 1.21995: 1.11996: 0.7741997: 0.8011998: 0.7621999: 0.4092000: 0.5542001: 0.4942002: 0.5822003: 0.4872004: 0.3862005: 0.3992006: 0.3612007: 0.2922008: 0.3072009: 0.242010: 0.3232011: 0.2662012: 0.2772013: 0.6142014: 0.8162015: 0.7372016: 0.2862017: 0.3782018: 0.376

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for maternal mortality rate who mdb in El Salvador is 0.3764, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in El Salvador peaked at 1.52 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2404, in 2009.

El Salvador ranks 31st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Maternal mortality rate who mdb in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Maternal mortality rate who mdb in El Salvador, 1990 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1990 1.18
1991 1.52 +28.3%
1992 0.9742 -35.8%
1993 1.22 +25.3%
1995 1.07 -12.1%
1996 0.7743 -27.8%
1997 0.8005 +3.4%
1998 0.7623 -4.8%
1999 0.4088 -46.4%
2000 0.5544 +35.6%
2001 0.4941 -10.9%
2002 0.5818 +17.7%
2003 0.4874 -16.2%
2004 0.3863 -20.7%
2005 0.3991 +3.3%
2006 0.3609 -9.6%
2007 0.2925 -19.0%
2008 0.3074 +5.1%
2009 0.2404 -21.8%
2010 0.3228 +34.3%
2011 0.2656 -17.7%
2012 0.2768 +4.2%
2013 0.6145 +122.0%
2014 0.8164 +32.9%
2015 0.7368 -9.7%
2016 0.2858 -61.2%
2017 0.378 +32.3%
2018 0.3764 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9685 0.4088 1.52 9
2000s 0.4104 0.2404 0.5818 10
2010s 0.4526 0.2656 0.8164 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in El Salvador?
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in El Salvador was 0.3764 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.52 in 1991.
What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2404 in 2009.
How does El Salvador rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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