Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Australia or Panama?

Australia, at 972 deaths against 898 deaths in Panama as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Australia and Panama?

74 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Panama: Number of infants who die before age 1

Australia

972 deaths

in 2023

Panama

898 deaths

in 2023

Australia rank

105th

Panama rank

108th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Australia
Panama

How they compare

Australia currently reports 972 deaths against 898 deaths in Panama, a difference of 74 deaths.

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

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

Australia ranks 105th and Panama ranks 108th 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	4,675 deaths	2,896 deaths	1,779 deaths	Australia
1960s	4,393 deaths	2,973 deaths	1,419 deaths	Australia
1970s	3,663 deaths	2,330 deaths	1,333 deaths	Australia
1980s	2,274 deaths	1,780 deaths	494.5 deaths	Australia
1990s	1,578 deaths	1,478 deaths	100 deaths	Australia
2000s	1,258 deaths	1,260 deaths	1.7 deaths	Panama
2010s	1,046 deaths	1,071 deaths	25.6 deaths	Panama
2020s	1,004 deaths	826 deaths	177.5 deaths	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Australia or Panama?: Australia, at 972 deaths against 898 deaths in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Australia and Panama?: 74 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 infants who die before age 1?: Australia ranks 105th and Panama ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.