Bolivia vs Panama: Child mortality
Bolivia
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bolivia rank
97th
Panama rank
99th
Child mortality over time
- Bolivia
- Panama
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in Panama, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Panama ahead.
Bolivia ranks 97th and Panama ranks 99th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 12 and Panama in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1810s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1820s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1830s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1840s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1850s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1860s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1870s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1880s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.127 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1890s | 40.46 deaths per 100 live births | 40.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1271 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1900s | 40.15 deaths per 100 live births | 40.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1266 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1910s | 39.33 deaths per 100 live births | 39.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1177 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 38.38 deaths per 100 live births | 36.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 37.45 deaths per 100 live births | 30.88 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 33.82 deaths per 100 live births | 18.98 deaths per 100 live births | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 30.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10.94 deaths per 100 live births | 19.75 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 25.87 deaths per 100 live births | 8.28 deaths per 100 live births | 17.59 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 19.73 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 14.23 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 14.46 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 6.82 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2161 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Bolivia or Panama?
- Bolivia, at 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Bolivia and Panama?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Panama?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Panama rank globally for child mortality?
- Bolivia ranks 97th and Panama ranks 99th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.