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
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
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.