Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Panama
Panama: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 379 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
379 deaths
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
119th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2,051 deaths
in 1966
All-time low
379 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
71
1954–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Panama, 1954–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Panama is 379 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Panama peaked at 2,051 deaths in 1966 and was at its lowest, 379 deaths, in 2024.
Panama ranks 119th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Panama, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1,975 deaths | — |
| 1955 | 1,890 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1956 | 1,820 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 1,774 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 1,762 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 1,788 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 1,829 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 1,882 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 1,930 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1,978 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 2,009 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 2,037 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 2,051 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 2,030 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 1,980 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1,911 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 1,840 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 1,759 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 1,674 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 1,594 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 1,526 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 1,473 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 1,433 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 1,399 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1,369 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1,354 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,336 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,321 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,306 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1,292 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,267 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1,229 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1,187 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1,142 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 1,105 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1,073 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1,048 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,015 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 996 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 980 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 970 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 962 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 955 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 947 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 933 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 911 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 886 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 858 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 830 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 803 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 780 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 745 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 717 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 695 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 674 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 652 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 631 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 617 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 600 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 584 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 574 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 572 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 575 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 580 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 579 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 564 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 545 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 531 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 497 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 438 deaths | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 379 deaths | -13.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 379 deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 155 deaths, 2.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 379 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,835 deaths | 1,762 deaths | 1,975 deaths | 6 |
| 1960s | 1,964 deaths | 1,829 deaths | 2,051 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,542 deaths | 1,354 deaths | 1,840 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,226 deaths | 1,073 deaths | 1,336 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 971.7 deaths | 911 deaths | 1,048 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 764 deaths | 652 deaths | 886 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 587.6 deaths | 564 deaths | 631 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 478 deaths | 379 deaths | 545 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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- 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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Panama?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Panama was 379 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2,051 deaths in 1966.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 379 deaths in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Panama ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .