El Salvador vs Panama: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
El Salvador
429 deaths
in 2024
Panama
379 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador rank
116th
Panama rank
119th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 429 deaths against 379 deaths in Panama, a difference of 50 deaths.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 116th and Panama ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,334 deaths | 1,127 deaths | 3,207 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3,379 deaths | 971.7 deaths | 2,408 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1,555 deaths | 764 deaths | 790.6 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 759 deaths | 587.6 deaths | 171.4 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 469.2 deaths | 478 deaths | 8.8 deaths | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 429 deaths against 379 deaths in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between El Salvador and Panama?
- 50 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 116th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .