Guatemala vs Panama: Death rate, crude

Guatemala
4.86 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Panama
4.91 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Guatemala rank
199th
Panama rank
197th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Guatemala
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 4.91 per 1,000 people against 4.86 per 1,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 199th and Panama ranks 197th of 218 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 17.49 per 1,000 people 8.65 per 1,000 people 8.85 per 1,000 people Guatemala
1970s 13.64 per 1,000 people 6.35 per 1,000 people 7.28 per 1,000 people Guatemala
1980s 10.67 per 1,000 people 5.2 per 1,000 people 5.47 per 1,000 people Guatemala
1990s 7.78 per 1,000 people 5.02 per 1,000 people 2.76 per 1,000 people Guatemala
2000s 5.8 per 1,000 people 4.65 per 1,000 people 1.16 per 1,000 people Guatemala
2010s 5.21 per 1,000 people 4.69 per 1,000 people 0.5176 per 1,000 people Guatemala
2020s 5.54 per 1,000 people 5.19 per 1,000 people 0.3542 per 1,000 people Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Guatemala or Panama?
Panama, at 4.91 per 1,000 people against 4.86 per 1,000 people in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Guatemala and Panama?
0.05 per 1,000 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Panama?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Panama rank globally for death rate, crude?
Guatemala ranks 199th and Panama ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.