Mortality rate, under-5 in Panama
Panama: Mortality rate, under-5 was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Panama recorded 15.3 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Panama peaked at 93.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
That places Panama 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.77 per 1,000 live births | 71.8 per 1,000 live births | 93.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | 45 per 1,000 live births | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.05 per 1,000 live births | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.26 per 1,000 live births | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.35 per 1,000 live births | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.27 per 1,000 live births | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.24 per 1,000 live births | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Panama
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 36,412 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 51.9% (2025)
- Population, female 2.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 37,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 36,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 38,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 38,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 38,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 36,673 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Panama?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Panama was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Panama ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.