El Salvador - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in El Salvador was 54.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 110.00 in 2001, while its lowest value was 54.00 in 2017.

Definition: A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.

Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019

See also:

Year Value
2000 110.00
2001 110.00
2002 93.00
2003 88.00
2004 84.00
2005 80.00
2006 76.00
2007 73.00
2008 71.00
2009 69.00
2010 66.00
2011 64.00
2012 62.00
2013 60.00
2014 59.00
2015 57.00
2016 56.00
2017 54.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health