Australia vs Panama: Number of child deaths
Australia
1,097 deaths
in 2024
Panama
1,092 deaths
in 2024
Australia rank
108th
Panama rank
109th
Number of child deaths over time
- Australia
- Panama
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,097 deaths against 1,092 deaths in Panama, a difference of 5 deaths.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 108th and Panama ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,596 deaths | 4,119 deaths | 1,478 deaths | Australia |
| 1960s | 5,235 deaths | 4,112 deaths | 1,123 deaths | Australia |
| 1970s | 4,413 deaths | 3,119 deaths | 1,294 deaths | Australia |
| 1980s | 2,713 deaths | 2,292 deaths | 421.2 deaths | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,904 deaths | 1,893 deaths | 11.7 deaths | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,494 deaths | 1,614 deaths | 120.4 deaths | Panama |
| 2010s | 1,244 deaths | 1,334 deaths | 90.1 deaths | Panama |
| 2020s | 1,120 deaths | 1,101 deaths | 19.6 deaths | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Australia or Panama?
- Australia, at 1,097 deaths against 1,092 deaths in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Australia and Panama?
- 5 deaths, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Panama?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Panama rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Australia ranks 108th and Panama ranks 109th 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 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 under 5 .