Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Australia or Panama?

Australia, at 1,162 deaths against 1,157 deaths in Panama as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Australia and Panama?

5 deaths, with Australia ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Panama: Number of children who die before age 5

Australia

1,162 deaths

in 2023

Panama

1,157 deaths

in 2023

Australia rank

106th

Panama rank

107th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Australia
Panama

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,162 deaths against 1,157 deaths in Panama, a difference of 5 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 106th and Panama ranks 107th of 236 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	5,802 deaths	4,136 deaths	1,666 deaths	Australia
1960s	5,286 deaths	4,096 deaths	1,190 deaths	Australia
1970s	4,414 deaths	3,122 deaths	1,291 deaths	Australia
1980s	2,742 deaths	2,319 deaths	423.3 deaths	Australia
1990s	1,945 deaths	1,903 deaths	42 deaths	Australia
2000s	1,506 deaths	1,608 deaths	102.6 deaths	Panama
2010s	1,240 deaths	1,360 deaths	119.6 deaths	Panama
2020s	1,194 deaths	1,067 deaths	127 deaths	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Australia or Panama?: Australia, at 1,162 deaths against 1,157 deaths in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Australia and Panama?: 5 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Panama rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Australia ranks 106th and Panama ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.