Cuba vs Panama: Number of neonatal deaths
Cuba
403 deaths
in 2024
Panama
379 deaths
in 2024
Cuba rank
117th
Panama rank
119th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 403 deaths against 379 deaths in Panama, a difference of 24 deaths.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 117th and Panama ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,771 deaths | 1,911 deaths | 3,860 deaths | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3,834 deaths | 1,542 deaths | 2,292 deaths | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1,640 deaths | 1,226 deaths | 414.7 deaths | Cuba |
| 1990s | 885 deaths | 971.7 deaths | 86.7 deaths | Panama |
| 2000s | 447.6 deaths | 764 deaths | 316.4 deaths | Panama |
| 2010s | 331.6 deaths | 587.6 deaths | 256 deaths | Panama |
| 2020s | 385.8 deaths | 478 deaths | 92.2 deaths | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cuba or Panama?
- Cuba, at 403 deaths against 379 deaths in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cuba and Panama?
- 24 deaths, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Cuba ranks 117th and Panama ranks 119th 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 neonatal 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 less than 28 days .