Panama vs Samoa: Child mortality rate
Panama
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Samoa
1.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama rank
98th
Samoa rank
100th
Child mortality rate over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.53 deaths per 100 live births against 1.49 deaths per 100 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Panama ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 100th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.97 deaths per 100 live births | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | Samoa |
| 1960s | 8.28 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.956 deaths per 100 live births | Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.306 deaths per 100 live births | Samoa |
| 1980s | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.06 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 1990s | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.268 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.226 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.131 deaths per 100 live births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.054 deaths per 100 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Panama or Samoa?
- Panama, at 1.53 deaths per 100 live births against 1.49 deaths per 100 live births in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Panama and Samoa?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Panama ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 100th 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.