Number of infants who die before age 1 in Panama
Panama: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 898 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
898 deaths
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3,036 deaths
in 1963
All-time low
735 deaths
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Panama recorded 898 deaths for number of infants who die before age 1 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Panama peaked at 3,036 deaths in 1963 and was at its lowest, 735 deaths, in 2020.
Panama ranks 108th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Panama, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,857 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 2,865 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 2,877 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 2,893 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 2,897 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 2,899 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 2,901 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 2,911 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 2,922 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 2,943 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 2,971 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 3,001 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 3,022 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 3,036 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 3,030 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 3,011 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 2,995 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 2,949 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 2,893 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 2,826 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 2,771 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 2,669 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 2,566 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 2,455 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 2,345 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 2,245 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 2,158 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 2,083 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2,028 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1,981 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 1,945 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 1,915 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,887 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,857 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1,815 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1,763 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,713 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1,662 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1,621 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1,619 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,556 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 1,528 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1,503 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,483 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,473 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,466 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,460 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,451 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,439 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,420 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,395 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,367 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,337 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,304 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,283 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,239 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,206 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,176 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,159 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,129 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,113 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,104 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,093 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,078 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,070 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,058 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,037 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,053 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,074 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,031 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 735 deaths | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 752 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 919 deaths | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 898 deaths | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,896 deaths | 2,857 deaths | 2,943 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,973 deaths | 2,826 deaths | 3,036 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,330 deaths | 1,981 deaths | 2,771 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,780 deaths | 1,619 deaths | 1,945 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,478 deaths | 1,420 deaths | 1,556 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,260 deaths | 1,129 deaths | 1,395 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,071 deaths | 1,031 deaths | 1,113 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 826 deaths | 735 deaths | 919 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Panama?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Panama was 898 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3,036 deaths in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 735 deaths in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.