Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Panama
Panama: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Panama, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Panama stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Panama peaked at 0.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Panama ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4% | — |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +73.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -32.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 8.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +73.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2022 | -32.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 99 Seychelles 0.1% compare
- 100 Mexico 0.1% compare
- 101 Mauritius 0.1% compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 104 Grenada 0.1% compare
- 105 El Salvador 0.1% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Panama?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Panama was 0.1% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Panama ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.