Number of neonatal deaths in Panama
Panama: Number of neonatal deaths was 379 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Panama is 379, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Panama peaked at 2,051 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 379, in 2024.
Panama ranks 119th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,964 | 1,829 | 2,051 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,542 | 1,354 | 1,840 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,226 | 1,073 | 1,336 | 10 |
| 1990s | 971.7 | 911 | 1,048 | 10 |
| 2000s | 764 | 652 | 886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 587.6 | 564 | 631 | 10 |
| 2020s | 478 | 379 | 545 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 116 El Salvador 429 compare
- 117 Cuba 403 compare
- 118 Moldova 396 compare
- 120 Costa Rica 374 compare
- 121 Israel 294 compare
- 122 South Korea 281 compare
More health data for Panama
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.5% (2025)
- Population, female 2.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 36,412 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 38,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 36,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 38,848 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 14.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 39,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 39,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 37,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Panama?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Panama was 379 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2,051 in 1966.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 379 in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Panama ranks 119th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.