Jamaica vs Panama: Number of neonatal deaths

Jamaica
454 deaths
in 2019
Panama
490 deaths
in 2019
Jamaica rank
116th
Panama rank
113th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Jamaica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 490 deaths against 454 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 36 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 116th and Panama ranks 113th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Panama Difference Ahead
1950s 2,356 deaths 1,056 deaths 1,300 deaths Jamaica
1960s 2,022 deaths 1,157 deaths 865.1 deaths Jamaica
1970s 1,366 deaths 920.7 deaths 445 deaths Jamaica
1980s 1,007 deaths 760.2 deaths 246.5 deaths Jamaica
1990s 885 deaths 672.6 deaths 212.4 deaths Jamaica
2000s 646.5 deaths 549.9 deaths 96.6 deaths Jamaica
2010s 528.9 deaths 535.6 deaths 6.7 deaths Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Jamaica or Panama?
Panama, at 490 deaths against 454 deaths in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Jamaica and Panama?
36 deaths, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Jamaica ranks 116th and Panama ranks 113th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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

Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.