Number of under-five deaths in Panama
Panama: Number of under-five deaths was 1,092 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Panama, 1960β2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Panama stood at 1,092.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Panama peaked at 4,183 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,084, in 2022.
That places Panama 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,112 | 3,913 | 4,183 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,119 | 2,608 | 3,792 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,292 | 2,020 | 2,554 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,893 | 1,833 | 1,980 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,614 | 1,439 | 1,801 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,334 | 1,208 | 1,410 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,101 | 1,084 | 1,143 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,074 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 101 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 36,017 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Panama?
- Number of under-five deaths in Panama was 1,092 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4,183 in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,084 in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Panama ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.