Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Panama
Panama: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 1.41 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Panama, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Panama is 1.41, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.3% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Panama peaked at 5.93 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 2022.
That places Panama 94th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 3.59 | — |
| 1956 | 4.44 | +23.6% |
| 1957 | 4.67 | +5.1% |
| 1958 | 3.95 | -15.4% |
| 1959 | 4.45 | +12.6% |
| 1960 | 2.59 | -41.7% |
| 1961 | 3.35 | +29.2% |
| 1962 | 3.24 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 2.6 | -19.7% |
| 1964 | 4.53 | +74.1% |
| 1965 | 3.69 | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 2.38 | -35.4% |
| 1967 | 2.78 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 4.94 | +78.0% |
| 1969 | 3.93 | -20.5% |
| 1970 | 3.18 | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 3.1 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 4.8 | +54.9% |
| 1973 | 4.49 | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 3.18 | -29.1% |
| 1975 | 3.66 | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 2.67 | -27.1% |
| 1977 | 4.72 | +76.9% |
| 1978 | 3.07 | -34.9% |
| 1979 | 1.68 | -45.5% |
| 1980 | 5.93 | +253.8% |
| 1981 | 4.18 | -29.4% |
| 1982 | 4.77 | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 3.1 | -35.0% |
| 1984 | 3.07 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 4.9 | +59.7% |
| 1986 | 3.55 | -27.5% |
| 1987 | 5.22 | +46.9% |
| 1988 | 4.88 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 4.34 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 3.78 | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 3.43 | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 2.78 | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 3.05 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 4.39 | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 3.59 | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 3.11 | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 4.69 | +51.1% |
| 2004 | 4.8 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.76 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.58 | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 3.13 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 3.53 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 2.38 | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.82 | +92.6% |
| 2012 | 3.95 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 3.11 | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 2.28 | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 4.92 | +115.9% |
| 2016 | 3.29 | -33.0% |
| 2017 | 1.83 | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 2.34 | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 3.24 | +38.3% |
| 2021 | 3.09 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.41 | -54.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.41 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 69% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.03, 47% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +253.8% | 1.68 | 5.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.22 | 3.59 | 4.67 | 5 |
| 1960s | 3.4 | 2.38 | 4.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.46 | 1.68 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.39 | 3.07 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 | 2.78 | 3.78 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.79 | 2.38 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 1.83 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 1.41 | 3.09 | 2 |
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More health data for Panama
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 101 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Panama?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Panama was 1.41 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 in 1980.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Panama ranks 94th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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