Brazil vs Panama: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Brazil
1.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
100th
Panama rank
97th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Brazil
- Panama
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 100th and Panama ranks 97th of 198 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Brazil ranks 100th and Panama ranks 97th of 198 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .