Child mortality rate in Panama
Panama: Child mortality rate was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.53 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Panama peaked at 6.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.51 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.
That places Panama 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 95 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 96 Bolivia 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 97 Mauritius 1.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 99 Honduras 1.5 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 100 Samoa 1.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 101 Brazil 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Panama
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 36,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 34,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,979 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 36,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 35,077 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Panama?
- Child mortality rate in Panama was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for child mortality rate?
- Panama ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .