Panama vs Samoa: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Panama
11.97
in 2024
Samoa
12.26
in 2024
Panama rank
103rd
Samoa rank
100th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12.26 against 11.97 in Panama, a difference of 0.29.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Samoa ahead.
Panama ranks 103rd 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 | 70.61 | 91.75 | 21.13 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 59.21 | 67.93 | 8.71 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 41.53 | 43.98 | 2.45 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 28.96 | 28.01 | 0.9451 | Panama |
| 1990s | 22.43 | 19.86 | 2.57 | Panama |
| 2000s | 17.82 | 15.57 | 2.25 | Panama |
| 2010s | 13.73 | 14.85 | 1.12 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11.99 | 12.96 | 0.9707 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Panama or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 12.26 against 11.97 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Panama and Samoa?
- 0.29, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Panama ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 100th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.