Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Costa Rica or Panama?

Panama, at 379 deaths against 374 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?

71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Panama: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Costa Rica

374 deaths

in 2024

Panama

379 deaths

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

120th

Panama rank

119th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Costa Rica
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 379 deaths against 374 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 5 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Panama ranks 119th of 199 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,733 deaths	1,835 deaths	101.67 deaths	Panama
1960s	1,850 deaths	1,964 deaths	113.9 deaths	Panama
1970s	1,157 deaths	1,542 deaths	384.7 deaths	Panama
1980s	851.7 deaths	1,226 deaths	374.1 deaths	Panama
1990s	689 deaths	971.7 deaths	282.7 deaths	Panama
2000s	528.6 deaths	764 deaths	235.4 deaths	Panama
2010s	438.2 deaths	587.6 deaths	149.4 deaths	Panama
2020s	362.2 deaths	478 deaths	115.8 deaths	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Costa Rica or Panama?: Panama, at 379 deaths against 374 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Costa Rica and Panama?: 5 deaths, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?: 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Panama ranks 119th 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .