Morocco vs Panama: Child mortality

Morocco
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Morocco rank
96th
Panama rank
99th

Child mortality over time

  • Morocco
  • Panama
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How they compare

Morocco 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.

Morocco ranks 96th and Panama ranks 99th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 11 and Panama in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Panama Difference Ahead
1800s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1810s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1820s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1830s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1840s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1850s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1860s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1870s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1880s 40.34 deaths per 100 live births 40.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1890s 40.33 deaths per 100 live births 40.58 deaths per 100 live births 0.252 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1900s 40.02 deaths per 100 live births 40.28 deaths per 100 live births 0.2505 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1910s 39.21 deaths per 100 live births 39.21 deaths per 100 live births 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births Panama
1920s 38.26 deaths per 100 live births 36.28 deaths per 100 live births 1.98 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
1930s 37.03 deaths per 100 live births 30.88 deaths per 100 live births 6.15 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
1940s 31.24 deaths per 100 live births 18.98 deaths per 100 live births 12.26 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
1950s 26.59 deaths per 100 live births 10.94 deaths per 100 live births 15.66 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
1960s 22.12 deaths per 100 live births 8.28 deaths per 100 live births 13.85 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
1970s 16.97 deaths per 100 live births 5.49 deaths per 100 live births 11.48 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
1980s 10.78 deaths per 100 live births 3.7 deaths per 100 live births 7.08 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
1990s 6.71 deaths per 100 live births 2.83 deaths per 100 live births 3.89 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2000s 4.25 deaths per 100 live births 2.24 deaths per 100 live births 2.02 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2010s 2.43 deaths per 100 live births 1.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.7022 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2020s 1.7 deaths per 100 live births 1.52 deaths per 100 live births 0.1767 deaths per 100 live births Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Morocco or Panama?
Morocco, 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 Morocco and Panama?
0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Panama?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Panama rank globally for child mortality?
Morocco ranks 96th 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

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.