What is child mortality in Panama?

Child mortality in Panama was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Panama?

The highest recorded value was 40.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 1.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.

How does Panama rank for child mortality?

Panama ranks 99th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Panama data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Panama

Name: Child mortality in Panama
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Panama: Child mortality was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.53 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

99th

of 203 countries

All-time high

40.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

1.51 deaths per 100 live births

in 2022

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Panama, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Panama stood at 1.53 deaths per 100 live births.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Panama peaked at 40.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 1.51 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.

Panama ranks 99th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Child mortality in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality in Panama, 1800 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1800	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	—
1801	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1802	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1803	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1804	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1805	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1806	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1807	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1808	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1809	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1810	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1811	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1812	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1813	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1814	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1815	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1816	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1817	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1818	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1819	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1820	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1821	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1822	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1823	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1824	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1825	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1826	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1827	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1828	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1829	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1830	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1831	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1832	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1833	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1834	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1835	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1836	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1837	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1838	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1839	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1840	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1841	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1842	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1843	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1844	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1845	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1846	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1847	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1848	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1849	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1850	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1851	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1852	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1853	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1854	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1855	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1856	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1857	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1858	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1859	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1860	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1861	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1862	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1863	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1864	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1865	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1866	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1867	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1868	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1869	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1870	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1871	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1872	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1873	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1874	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1875	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1876	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1877	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1878	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1879	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1880	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1881	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1882	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1883	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1884	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1885	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1886	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1887	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1888	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1889	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1890	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1891	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1892	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1893	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1894	40.59 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1895	40.59 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1896	40.59 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1897	40.58 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1898	40.56 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1899	40.54 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1900	40.51 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1901	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1902	40.43 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1903	40.38 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1904	40.33 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1905	40.27 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1906	40.2 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1907	40.13 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1908	40.05 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1909	39.97 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1910	39.88 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1911	39.79 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1912	39.69 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1913	39.6 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1914	39.5 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1915	39.41 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1916	39.07 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1917	38.73 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1918	38.4 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1919	38.06 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1920	37.73 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1921	37.4 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1922	37.08 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1923	36.75 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1924	36.43 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1925	36.11 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1926	35.79 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1927	35.48 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1928	35.16 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1929	34.85 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1930	34.54 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1931	33.64 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
1932	32.86 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
1933	31.99 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
1934	31.24 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
1935	30.4 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1936	29.68 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
1937	28.87 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1938	28.17 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
1939	27.38 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1940	26.71 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
1941	24.61 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1942	22.67 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1943	20.88 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1944	19.24 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1945	17.72 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1946	16.33 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1947	15.04 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1948	13.86 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1949	12.77 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1950	11.76 deaths per 100 live births	-7.9%
1951	12.16 deaths per 100 live births	+3.4%
1952	11.8 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1953	11.45 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1954	11.11 deaths per 100 live births	-2.9%
1955	10.8 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1956	10.49 deaths per 100 live births	-2.9%
1957	10.21 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1958	9.93 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1959	9.66 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1960	9.39 deaths per 100 live births	-2.9%
1961	9.13 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1962	8.87 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1963	8.61 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1964	8.38 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1965	8.14 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1966	7.92 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1967	7.7 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1968	7.45 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1969	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
1970	6.86 deaths per 100 live births	-4.4%
1971	6.51 deaths per 100 live births	-5.1%
1972	6.15 deaths per 100 live births	-5.5%
1973	5.8 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
1974	5.47 deaths per 100 live births	-5.6%
1975	5.2 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
1976	4.98 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
1977	4.79 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
1978	4.64 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
1979	4.5 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1980	4.36 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1981	4.22 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
1982	4.06 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
1983	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1984	3.74 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
1985	3.6 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1986	3.46 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
1987	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1988	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
1989	3.13 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1990	3.04 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1991	2.97 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
1992	2.91 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
1993	2.87 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
1994	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1995	2.8 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1996	2.77 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1997	2.74 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1998	2.69 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
1999	2.64 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
2000	2.57 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
2001	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
2002	2.42 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
2003	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
2004	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
2005	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
2006	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
2007	2.05 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
2008	1.98 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
2009	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
2010	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
2011	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
2012	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
2013	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
2014	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
2015	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
2016	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
2017	1.67 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
2018	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
2019	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
2020	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
2021	1.52 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
2022	1.51 deaths per 100 live births	-0.7%
2023	1.51 deaths per 100 live births	+0.5%
2024	1.53 deaths per 100 live births	+0.9%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 1.53 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 3.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Panama's 1.53 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.31 deaths per 100 live births, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	40.58 deaths per 100 live births	40.54 deaths per 100 live births	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	40.28 deaths per 100 live births	39.97 deaths per 100 live births	40.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	39.21 deaths per 100 live births	38.06 deaths per 100 live births	39.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	36.28 deaths per 100 live births	34.85 deaths per 100 live births	37.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	30.88 deaths per 100 live births	27.38 deaths per 100 live births	34.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	18.98 deaths per 100 live births	12.77 deaths per 100 live births	26.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	10.94 deaths per 100 live births	9.66 deaths per 100 live births	12.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	8.28 deaths per 100 live births	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	9.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.49 deaths per 100 live births	4.5 deaths per 100 live births	6.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.7 deaths per 100 live births	3.13 deaths per 100 live births	4.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	2.64 deaths per 100 live births	3.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	2.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.52 deaths per 100 live births	1.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Panama

96 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
97 Bolivia 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
98 Mauritius 1.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
100 Honduras 1.5 deaths per 100 live births compare
101 Samoa 1.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
102 Brazil 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Panama?: Child mortality in Panama was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 40.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 1.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
How does Panama rank for child mortality?: Panama ranks 99th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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