Child mortality, annual growth rate in Panama
Panama: Child mortality, annual growth rate was 1.32 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.32 % change on previous year
World rank
16th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
All-time low
-5.69 % change on previous year
in 1973
Years of data
74
1951–2024
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Panama, 1951–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.32 % change on previous year for child mortality, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 215.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality, annual growth rate in Panama peaked at 1.32 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.69 % change on previous year, in 1973.
Panama ranks 16th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Panama, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.7457 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -497.0% |
| 1953 | -2.97 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1954 | -2.97 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1955 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1956 | -2.87 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1957 | -2.67 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1958 | -2.74 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1959 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1960 | -2.8 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1961 | -2.77 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1962 | -2.85 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1963 | -2.93 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1964 | -2.67 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1965 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1966 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1967 | -2.78 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1968 | -3.25 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 1969 | -3.62 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1970 | -4.46 % change on previous year | +23.0% |
| 1971 | -5.1 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 1972 | -5.53 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1973 | -5.69 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1974 | -5.69 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -4.94 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1976 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1977 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1978 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1979 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1980 | -3.11 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1981 | -3.21 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1982 | -3.79 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 1983 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1984 | -4.35 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1985 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1986 | -3.89 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1987 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1988 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1989 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1990 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1991 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1992 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1993 | -1.37 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 1994 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1995 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1996 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1997 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1998 | -1.82 % change on previous year | +68.5% |
| 1999 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2000 | -2.65 % change on previous year | +42.7% |
| 2001 | -2.72 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2002 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2003 | -3.31 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2004 | -3.42 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2005 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2006 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2007 | -3.3 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2008 | -3.41 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2009 | -3.03 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2010 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2011 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2012 | -2.19 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2013 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2014 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2015 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2016 | -0.5848 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 2017 | -1.76 % change on previous year | +201.8% |
| 2018 | -2.4 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 2019 | -2.45 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2020 | -2.52 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2021 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2022 | -0.6579 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 1.32 % change on previous year | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | -497.0% | 0.7457 % change on previous year | -2.96 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -201.8% | -0.5848 % change on previous year | -1.76 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +100.0% | -0.6579 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -68.5% | -1.08 % change on previous year | -1.82 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +66.0% | -1.94 % change on previous year | -0.6579 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.44 % change on previous year | -2.97 % change on previous year | 0.7457 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | -2.92 % change on previous year | -3.62 % change on previous year | -2.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.56 % change on previous year | -5.69 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.56 % change on previous year | -4.35 % change on previous year | -3.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.69 % change on previous year | -2.88 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.13 % change on previous year | -3.42 % change on previous year | -2.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.87 % change on previous year | -2.6 % change on previous year | -0.5848 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7569 % change on previous year | -2.52 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 13 United Kingdom 2.17 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Moldova 1.85 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Slovakia 1.61 % change on previous year compare
- 17 South Africa 0.8621 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Dominica 0.8475 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 0.7788 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,074 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality, annual growth rate in Panama?
- Child mortality, annual growth rate in Panama was 1.32 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.69 % change on previous year in 1973.
- How does Panama rank for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.