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

Panama, at 1,157 deaths against 1,093 deaths in Romania as of 2023.

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

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 Romania: Number of children who die before age 5

Panama

1,157 deaths

in 2023

Romania

1,093 deaths

in 2023

Panama rank

107th

Romania rank

110th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Panama
Romania

How they compare

Panama currently reports 1,157 deaths against 1,093 deaths in Romania, a difference of 64 deaths.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Panama ranks 107th and Romania ranks 110th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,136 deaths	44,667 deaths	40,531 deaths	Romania
1960s	4,096 deaths	23,100 deaths	19,004 deaths	Romania
1970s	3,122 deaths	18,380 deaths	15,258 deaths	Romania
1980s	2,319 deaths	11,943 deaths	9,624 deaths	Romania
1990s	1,903 deaths	7,239 deaths	5,336 deaths	Romania
2000s	1,608 deaths	4,059 deaths	2,451 deaths	Romania
2010s	1,360 deaths	1,984 deaths	623.8 deaths	Romania
2020s	1,067 deaths	1,222 deaths	155 deaths	Romania

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 Romania?: Panama, at 1,157 deaths against 1,093 deaths in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Panama and Romania?: 64 deaths, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Romania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Panama and Romania rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Panama ranks 107th and Romania ranks 110th 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.