El Salvador vs Panama: Number of neonatal deaths by region
El Salvador
429
in 2024
Panama
379
in 2024
El Salvador rank
116th
Panama rank
119th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 429 against 379 in Panama, a difference of 50.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 116th and Panama ranks 119th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,334 | 1,127 | 3,207 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3,379 | 971.7 | 2,408 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1,555 | 764 | 790.6 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 759 | 587.6 | 171.4 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 469.2 | 478 | 8.8 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 429 against 379 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between El Salvador and Panama?
- 50, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- El Salvador ranks 116th and Panama ranks 119th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal 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
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.