El Salvador vs Panama: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
El Salvador
1,139 deaths
in 2023
Panama
1,157 deaths
in 2023
El Salvador rank
108th
Panama rank
107th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1,157 deaths against 1,139 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 18 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 108th and Panama ranks 107th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24,531 deaths | 4,136 deaths | 20,395 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 27,589 deaths | 4,096 deaths | 23,493 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 25,962 deaths | 3,122 deaths | 22,840 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 19,108 deaths | 2,319 deaths | 16,789 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 8,631 deaths | 1,903 deaths | 6,728 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3,606 deaths | 1,608 deaths | 1,998 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,823 deaths | 1,360 deaths | 463.3 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,224 deaths | 1,067 deaths | 157 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 1,157 deaths against 1,139 deaths in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between El Salvador and Panama?
- 18 deaths, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 108th and Panama ranks 107th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.