Which has higher births and deaths per year, Eritrea or Panama?

Panama, at 21,275 deaths against 20,977 deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Panama?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Panama: Births and deaths per year

Eritrea

20,977 deaths

in 2023

Panama

21,275 deaths

in 2023

Eritrea rank

140th

Panama rank

139th

Births and deaths per year over time

Eritrea
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 21,275 deaths against 20,977 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 298 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 140th and Panama ranks 139th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25,757 deaths	10,948 deaths	14,809 deaths	Eritrea
1960s	26,403 deaths	11,119 deaths	15,284 deaths	Eritrea
1970s	30,243 deaths	10,778 deaths	19,465 deaths	Eritrea
1980s	36,548 deaths	11,318 deaths	25,231 deaths	Eritrea
1990s	28,070 deaths	13,533 deaths	14,537 deaths	Eritrea
2000s	23,379 deaths	15,246 deaths	8,134 deaths	Eritrea
2010s	21,473 deaths	18,430 deaths	3,042 deaths	Eritrea
2020s	21,583 deaths	22,973 deaths	1,390 deaths	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Eritrea or Panama?: Panama, at 21,275 deaths against 20,977 deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Eritrea and Panama?: 298 deaths, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Panama rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Eritrea ranks 140th and Panama ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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