Panama vs Viet Nam: Child mortality rate by sex
Panama
1.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.41 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama rank
96th
Viet Nam rank
94th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Panama
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.41 deaths per 100 live births against 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in Panama, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 96th and Viet Nam ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.29 deaths per 100 live births | 9.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8562 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1228 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1963 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1147 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Panama or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.41 deaths per 100 live births against 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Panama and Viet Nam?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Panama ranks 96th and Viet Nam ranks 94th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .