Panama vs Vietnam: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)

Panama
12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Vietnam
12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Panama rank
102nd
Vietnam rank
102nd

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time

  • Panama
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 12 per 1,000 live births against 12 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 102nd and Vietnam ranks 102nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 56.62 per 1,000 live births 64 per 1,000 live births 7.38 per 1,000 live births Vietnam
1970s 41.52 per 1,000 live births 58.65 per 1,000 live births 17.13 per 1,000 live births Vietnam
1980s 28.97 per 1,000 live births 44.25 per 1,000 live births 15.28 per 1,000 live births Vietnam
1990s 22.42 per 1,000 live births 29.88 per 1,000 live births 7.46 per 1,000 live births Vietnam
2000s 17.81 per 1,000 live births 19.06 per 1,000 live births 1.25 per 1,000 live births Vietnam
2010s 13.73 per 1,000 live births 15.52 per 1,000 live births 1.79 per 1,000 live births Vietnam
2020s 12 per 1,000 live births 12.86 per 1,000 live births 0.86 per 1,000 live births Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Panama or Vietnam?
Panama, at 12 per 1,000 live births against 12 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Panama and Vietnam?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Panama and Vietnam rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Panama ranks 102nd and Vietnam ranks 102nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.