Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Republic of Korea or Panama?

Republic of Korea, at 567 deaths against 490 deaths in Panama as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Republic of Korea and Panama?

77 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Panama?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Panama: Number of neonatal deaths

Republic of Korea

567 deaths

in 2019

Panama

490 deaths

in 2019

Republic of Korea rank

110th

Panama rank

113th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Republic of Korea
Panama

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 567 deaths against 490 deaths in Panama, a difference of 77 deaths.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 110th and Panama ranks 113th of 204 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22,881 deaths	1,056 deaths	21,825 deaths	Republic of Korea
1960s	19,142 deaths	1,157 deaths	17,985 deaths	Republic of Korea
1970s	12,808 deaths	920.7 deaths	11,888 deaths	Republic of Korea
1980s	6,290 deaths	760.2 deaths	5,530 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	2,485 deaths	672.6 deaths	1,812 deaths	Republic of Korea
2000s	1,248 deaths	549.9 deaths	698.1 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	690.1 deaths	535.6 deaths	154.5 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Republic of Korea or Panama?: Republic of Korea, at 567 deaths against 490 deaths in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Republic of Korea and Panama?: 77 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Panama?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Republic of Korea and Panama rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Republic of Korea ranks 110th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.