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

Panama, at 1,157 deaths against 1,128 deaths in Comoros as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros 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.

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

Comoros

1,128 deaths

in 2023

Panama

1,157 deaths

in 2023

Comoros rank

109th

Panama rank

107th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Comoros
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 1,157 deaths against 1,128 deaths in Comoros, a difference of 29 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.

Comoros ranks 109th and Panama ranks 107th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,450 deaths	4,136 deaths	1,686 deaths	Panama
1960s	2,590 deaths	4,096 deaths	1,506 deaths	Panama
1970s	2,644 deaths	3,122 deaths	477.9 deaths	Panama
1980s	2,601 deaths	2,319 deaths	282 deaths	Comoros
1990s	2,137 deaths	1,903 deaths	234 deaths	Comoros
2000s	1,732 deaths	1,608 deaths	123.4 deaths	Comoros
2010s	1,448 deaths	1,360 deaths	88.2 deaths	Comoros
2020s	1,178 deaths	1,067 deaths	111.25 deaths	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Comoros or Panama?: Panama, at 1,157 deaths against 1,128 deaths in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Comoros and Panama?: 29 deaths, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Panama rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Comoros ranks 109th 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.