Maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador
El Salvador: Maternal mortality ratio was 39.11 per 100,000 live births in 2023. β² Rising
Maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador stood at 39.11 per 100,000 live births.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador peaked at 58.48 per 100,000 live births in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.13 per 100,000 live births, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 106th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.31 per 100,000 live births | 33.13 per 100,000 live births | 47.7 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.88 per 100,000 live births | 34.33 per 100,000 live births | 43.87 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.09 per 100,000 live births | 38.76 per 100,000 live births | 58.48 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 103 Seychelles 41.89 per 100,000 live births compare
- 104 Mongolia 40.51 per 100,000 live births compare
- 105 Cabo Verde 40.04 per 100,000 live births compare
- 107 Panama 37.01 per 100,000 live births compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 36.35 per 100,000 live births compare
- 109 Tunisia 35.71 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 64,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 62,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 63,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,333 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador?
- Maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador was 39.11 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 58.48 per 100,000 live births in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.13 per 100,000 live births in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 106th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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