Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Panama
Panama: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 18.7 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.7
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
2nd
of 17 countries
All-time high
30.4
in 2007
All-time low
2.84
in 2008
Years of data
18
2007β2024
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Panama, 2007β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Panama is 18.7, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Panama peaked at 30.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.18 | 2.84 | 30.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.56 | 18.9 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.42 | 17.8 | 19 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,074 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 101 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 36,017 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Panama?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Panama was 18.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Panama ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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