Maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador

The maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador was 39 per 100,000 live births in 2023.

Measure: Maternal mortality ratio Unit: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
El Salvador, 2023 39 Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Change from 2022 0per 100,000 live births 2022: 39 per 100,000 live births
World, 2023 197 per 100,000 live births Official aggregate
Position in 2023 105th of 194 See the full ranking

Maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador over time

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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), 1999 to 2023
Period El SalvadorWorld
2023 39 per 100,000 live births 197 per 100,000 live births
2022 39 per 100,000 live births 203 per 100,000 live births
2021 58 per 100,000 live births 242 per 100,000 live births
2020 48 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2019 40 per 100,000 live births 207 per 100,000 live births
2018 43 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2017 44 per 100,000 live births 215 per 100,000 live births
2016 43 per 100,000 live births 220 per 100,000 live births
2015 43 per 100,000 live births 228 per 100,000 live births
2014 41 per 100,000 live births 231 per 100,000 live births
2013 39 per 100,000 live births 235 per 100,000 live births
2012 36 per 100,000 live births 239 per 100,000 live births
2011 35 per 100,000 live births 247 per 100,000 live births
2010 34 per 100,000 live births 253 per 100,000 live births
2009 35 per 100,000 live births 258 per 100,000 live births
2008 33 per 100,000 live births 264 per 100,000 live births
2007 33 per 100,000 live births 269 per 100,000 live births
2006 33 per 100,000 live births 276 per 100,000 live births
2005 34 per 100,000 live births 283 per 100,000 live births
2004 35 per 100,000 live births 291 per 100,000 live births
2003 38 per 100,000 live births 301 per 100,000 live births
2002 40 per 100,000 live births 311 per 100,000 live births
2001 45 per 100,000 live births 321 per 100,000 live births
2000 48 per 100,000 live births 328 per 100,000 live births
1999 53 per 100,000 live births 340 per 100,000 live births

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 39 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by 0.
  • Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, El Salvador has the 105th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.MMRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2023 for El Salvador
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)