Mauritius vs Panama: Child mortality rate
Mauritius
1.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
97th
Panama rank
98th
Child mortality rate over time
- Mauritius
- Panama
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.54 deaths per 100 live births against 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in Panama, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Mauritius ranks 97th and Panama ranks 98th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 9.25 deaths per 100 live births | 8.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.968 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.594 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1990s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.641 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.628 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.232 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.032 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Mauritius or Panama?
- Mauritius, at 1.54 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 Mauritius and Panama?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Panama?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Panama rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Mauritius ranks 97th 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.