El Salvador vs Panama: Number of infant deaths
El Salvador
875 deaths
in 2024
Panama
855 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador rank
111th
Panama rank
112th
Number of infant deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 875 deaths against 855 deaths in Panama, a difference of 20 deaths.
Across all 69 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Panama ranks 112th of 199 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,890 deaths | 2,853 deaths | 14,038 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 17,892 deaths | 2,993 deaths | 14,899 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 16,736 deaths | 2,367 deaths | 14,368 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11,583 deaths | 1,801 deaths | 9,782 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6,553 deaths | 1,507 deaths | 5,046 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,911 deaths | 1,291 deaths | 1,619 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,480 deaths | 1,062 deaths | 417.7 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 955.4 deaths | 859 deaths | 96.4 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 875 deaths against 855 deaths in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between El Salvador and Panama?
- 20 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and Panama ranks 112th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .