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

Poland, at 1,196 deaths against 1,157 deaths in Panama as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Panama

1,157 deaths

in 2023

Poland

1,196 deaths

in 2023

Panama rank

107th

Poland rank

105th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Panama
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1,196 deaths against 1,157 deaths in Panama, a difference of 39 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 107th and Poland ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,136 deaths	76,515 deaths	72,378 deaths	Poland
1960s	4,096 deaths	29,257 deaths	25,161 deaths	Poland
1970s	3,122 deaths	20,593 deaths	17,471 deaths	Poland
1980s	2,319 deaths	16,567 deaths	14,248 deaths	Poland
1990s	1,903 deaths	7,544 deaths	5,641 deaths	Poland
2000s	1,608 deaths	2,861 deaths	1,253 deaths	Poland
2010s	1,360 deaths	1,970 deaths	609.5 deaths	Poland
2020s	1,067 deaths	1,378 deaths	311.75 deaths	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Panama or Poland?: Poland, at 1,196 deaths against 1,157 deaths in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Panama and Poland?: 39 deaths, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Poland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Panama and Poland rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Panama ranks 107th and Poland ranks 105th 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.