Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Panama
Panama: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
171st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.407 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Panama, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Panama peaked at 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.407 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Panama ranks 171st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Panama, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.407 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4174 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4163 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4281 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4274 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4368 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4337 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4342 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4422 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4436 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4622 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4485 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4617 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4642 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4689 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4637 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4704 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4764 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.473 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4704 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5578 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4287 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.407 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4436 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.466 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4485 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4764 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5631 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5578 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 168 Uzbekistan 0.5791 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Kenya 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 170 Rwanda 0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Ethiopia 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Senegal 0.5515 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 174 Bangladesh 0.538 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Panama?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Panama was 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.407 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Panama ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.