Brazil vs Panama: Child mortality vs. health spending

Brazil
1.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
101st
Panama rank
98th

Child mortality vs. health spending over time

  • Brazil
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.53 deaths per 100 live births against 1.42 deaths per 100 live births in Brazil, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 101st and Panama ranks 98th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Panama Difference Ahead
1950s 19.5 deaths per 100 live births 10.85 deaths per 100 live births 8.66 deaths per 100 live births Brazil
1960s 15.12 deaths per 100 live births 8.28 deaths per 100 live births 6.85 deaths per 100 live births Brazil
1970s 11.67 deaths per 100 live births 5.49 deaths per 100 live births 6.18 deaths per 100 live births Brazil
1980s 7.92 deaths per 100 live births 3.7 deaths per 100 live births 4.22 deaths per 100 live births Brazil
1990s 4.95 deaths per 100 live births 2.83 deaths per 100 live births 2.12 deaths per 100 live births Brazil
2000s 2.61 deaths per 100 live births 2.24 deaths per 100 live births 0.3724 deaths per 100 live births Brazil
2010s 1.65 deaths per 100 live births 1.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.075 deaths per 100 live births Panama
2020s 1.46 deaths per 100 live births 1.52 deaths per 100 live births 0.0663 deaths per 100 live births Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Brazil or Panama?
Panama, at 1.53 deaths per 100 live births against 1.42 deaths per 100 live births in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Brazil and Panama?
0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Panama?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Panama rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
Brazil ranks 101st and Panama ranks 98th 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .