Number of deaths in Panama
Panama: Number of deaths was 21,275 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21,275
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
139th
of 236 countries
All-time high
25,184
in 2020
All-time low
10,330
in 1978
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 21,275 for number of deaths in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Panama peaked at 25,184 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,330, in 1978.
That places Panama 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11,146 | — |
| 1951 | 10,970 | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 10,874 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 10,826 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 10,856 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 10,956 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 10,993 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 11,036 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 10,939 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 10,887 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 10,811 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 10,771 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 10,810 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 10,910 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 11,046 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 11,197 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 11,309 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 11,428 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 11,456 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 11,453 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 11,468 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 11,316 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 11,217 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 11,043 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 10,758 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 10,528 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 10,416 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 10,355 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 10,330 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 10,347 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 10,398 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 10,481 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 10,756 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 10,909 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 11,047 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 11,274 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 11,526 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 11,747 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 11,977 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 13,060 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 12,455 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 12,757 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 13,024 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 13,105 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 13,385 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 13,774 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 14,010 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 14,096 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14,307 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 14,418 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 14,537 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 14,615 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 14,711 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 14,792 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15,025 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 15,201 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 15,449 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 15,765 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 16,045 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16,315 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16,727 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17,079 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 17,466 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 17,821 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18,187 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 18,665 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19,090 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 19,596 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 19,686 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19,986 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 25,184 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 24,520 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 20,912 | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 21,275 | +1.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 21,275 is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,691, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 21,275 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths 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 | +26.0% | 19,986 | 25,184 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,948 | 10,826 | 11,146 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11,119 | 10,771 | 11,456 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,778 | 10,330 | 11,468 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,318 | 10,398 | 13,060 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,533 | 12,455 | 14,418 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,246 | 14,537 | 16,315 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,430 | 16,727 | 19,986 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,973 | 20,912 | 25,184 | 4 |
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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)
- 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 number of deaths in Panama?
- Number of deaths in Panama was 21,275 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 25,184 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,330 in 1978.
- How does Panama rank for number of deaths?
- Panama ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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