Panama vs South Africa: Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate
Panama
0.8585 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
0.9133 % change on previous year
in 2024
Panama rank
21st
South Africa rank
19th
Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate over time
- Panama
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9133 % change on previous year against 0.8585 % change on previous year in Panama, a difference of 0.0548 % change on previous year.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.18 % change on previous year | -5.51 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1980s | -3.52 % change on previous year | -4.73 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1990s | -1.66 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | -3.1 % change on previous year | -1.73 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | -1.98 % change on previous year | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.6795 % change on previous year | 0.4355 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, annual growth rate, Panama or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.9133 % change on previous year against 0.8585 % change on previous year in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex, annual growth rate between Panama and South Africa?
- 0.0548 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for child mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 19th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.