Mexico vs Panama: Infant mortality rate by sex
Mexico
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
103rd
Panama rank
102nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1960s | 8.65 deaths per 100 live births | 5.4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1970s | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7861 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.203 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1255 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0558 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Mexico and Panama?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Mexico ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .