Bolivia vs Panama: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Bolivia
15.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Panama
15.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bolivia rank
94th
Panama rank
97th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Bolivia
  • Panama
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 15.7 per 1,000 live births against 15.3 per 1,000 live births in Panama, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 94th and Panama ranks 97th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 258.7 per 1,000 live births 82.77 per 1,000 live births 175.93 per 1,000 live births Bolivia
1970s 197.27 per 1,000 live births 54.9 per 1,000 live births 142.37 per 1,000 live births Bolivia
1980s 144.57 per 1,000 live births 37.05 per 1,000 live births 107.52 per 1,000 live births Bolivia
1990s 96.46 per 1,000 live births 28.26 per 1,000 live births 68.2 per 1,000 live births Bolivia
2000s 53.61 per 1,000 live births 22.35 per 1,000 live births 31.26 per 1,000 live births Bolivia
2010s 27.98 per 1,000 live births 17.27 per 1,000 live births 10.71 per 1,000 live births Bolivia
2020s 17.38 per 1,000 live births 15.24 per 1,000 live births 2.14 per 1,000 live births Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Bolivia or Panama?
Bolivia, at 15.7 per 1,000 live births against 15.3 per 1,000 live births in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bolivia and Panama?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Panama?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Panama rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Bolivia ranks 94th and Panama ranks 97th 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, under-5 (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, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.