Number of youth deaths in Panama
Panama: Number of youth deaths was 1,334 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Panama, 1990–2024
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 youth deaths in Panama is 1,334 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Panama peaked at 2,259 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,331 deaths, in 2022.
Panama ranks 112th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Panama, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,259 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,220 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 2,188 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 2,170 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2,159 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2,154 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,147 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,137 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2,119 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2,092 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2,056 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,013 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1,966 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,921 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,878 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,836 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,789 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,752 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,724 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,696 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,673 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,659 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,647 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,627 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,613 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,602 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,586 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,560 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,519 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,457 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,391 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,347 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,331 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,331 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,334 deaths | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,164 deaths | 2,092 deaths | 2,259 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,863 deaths | 1,696 deaths | 2,056 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,594 deaths | 1,457 deaths | 1,673 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,347 deaths | 1,331 deaths | 1,391 deaths | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1195 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Panama?
- Number of youth deaths in Panama was 1,334 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 youth deaths recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2,259 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,331 deaths in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for number of youth deaths?
- Panama ranks 112th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.