Number of maternal deaths in Panama
Panama: Number of maternal deaths was 26 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Panama, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Panama is 26, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Panama peaked at 63 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2023.
That places Panama 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.8 | 60 | 63 | 5 |
| 1990s | 52.2 | 46 | 58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.3 | 41 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38 | 30 | 42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5 | 26 | 53 | 4 |
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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 number of maternal deaths in Panama?
- Number of maternal deaths in Panama was 26 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 63 in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Panama ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.