El Salvador vs Panama: Number of child deaths

El Salvador
997 deaths
in 2024
Panama
1,092 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador rank
112th
Panama rank
109th

Number of child deaths over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1,092 deaths against 997 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 95 deaths.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 112th and Panama ranks 109th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 25,249 deaths 4,112 deaths 21,136 deaths El Salvador
1970s 22,333 deaths 3,119 deaths 19,214 deaths El Salvador
1980s 15,091 deaths 2,292 deaths 12,800 deaths El Salvador
1990s 8,154 deaths 1,893 deaths 6,262 deaths El Salvador
2000s 3,555 deaths 1,614 deaths 1,941 deaths El Salvador
2010s 1,732 deaths 1,334 deaths 397.8 deaths El Salvador
2020s 1,095 deaths 1,101 deaths 6.2 deaths Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 1,092 deaths against 997 deaths in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between El Salvador and Panama?
95 deaths, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for number of child deaths?
El Salvador ranks 112th 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

Indicator
Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .