Japan vs Panama: Number of maternal deaths by region
Japan
35.73 deaths
in 2020
Panama
38.13 deaths
in 2020
Japan rank
104th
Panama rank
103rd
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- Japan
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 38.13 deaths against 35.73 deaths in Japan, a difference of 2.4 deaths.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 104th and Panama ranks 103rd of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 194.74 deaths | 57.71 deaths | 137.03 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 131.82 deaths | 51.09 deaths | 80.74 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 81.55 deaths | 42.54 deaths | 39.01 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 50.95 deaths | 39.92 deaths | 11.03 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 35.73 deaths | 38.13 deaths | 2.4 deaths | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Japan or Panama?
- Panama, at 38.13 deaths against 35.73 deaths in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Japan and Panama?
- 2.4 deaths, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Panama rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- Japan ranks 104th and Panama ranks 103rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. 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 maternal deaths in a given year.