El Salvador vs Panama: Number of infants who die before age 1

El Salvador
946 deaths
in 2023
Panama
898 deaths
in 2023
El Salvador rank
106th
Panama rank
108th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 946 deaths against 898 deaths in Panama, a difference of 48 deaths.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

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

El Salvador ranks 106th and Panama ranks 108th of 236 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 16,408 deaths 2,896 deaths 13,512 deaths El Salvador
1960s 18,854 deaths 2,973 deaths 15,880 deaths El Salvador
1970s 18,442 deaths 2,330 deaths 16,112 deaths El Salvador
1980s 14,278 deaths 1,780 deaths 12,499 deaths El Salvador
1990s 6,911 deaths 1,478 deaths 5,433 deaths El Salvador
2000s 2,946 deaths 1,260 deaths 1,687 deaths El Salvador
2010s 1,509 deaths 1,071 deaths 438 deaths El Salvador
2020s 1,012 deaths 826 deaths 186.5 deaths El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 946 deaths against 898 deaths in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between El Salvador and Panama?
48 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
El Salvador ranks 106th 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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About this data

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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.