South Korea vs Panama: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
South Korea
281 deaths
in 2024
Panama
379 deaths
in 2024
South Korea rank
122nd
Panama rank
119th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- South Korea
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 379 deaths against 281 deaths in South Korea, a difference of 98 deaths.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30,482 deaths | 1,835 deaths | 28,648 deaths | South Korea |
| 1960s | 27,662 deaths | 1,964 deaths | 25,698 deaths | South Korea |
| 1970s | 18,419 deaths | 1,542 deaths | 16,877 deaths | South Korea |
| 1980s | 9,627 deaths | 1,226 deaths | 8,402 deaths | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3,647 deaths | 971.7 deaths | 2,675 deaths | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1,235 deaths | 764 deaths | 471.1 deaths | South Korea |
| 2010s | 661.6 deaths | 587.6 deaths | 74 deaths | South Korea |
| 2020s | 319 deaths | 478 deaths | 159 deaths | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, South Korea or Panama?
- Panama, at 379 deaths against 281 deaths in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between South Korea and Panama?
- 98 deaths, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Panama?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Panama rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- South Korea ranks 122nd 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 .