Bolivia vs Panama: Child mortality rate
Bolivia
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bolivia rank
95th
Panama rank
98th
Child mortality rate 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.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 95th and Panama ranks 98th of 200 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 14.24 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 | 2.23 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 | 0.214 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Panama rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bolivia ranks 95th and Panama ranks 98th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.