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 109th out of 195 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.

Number of under-five deaths in Panama

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Panama
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Panama: Number of under-five deaths was 1,092 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1,092

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

109th

of 195 countries

All-time high

4,183

in 1963

All-time low

1,084

in 2022

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Panama, 1960–2024

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 109th out of 195 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

Countries ranked near Panama

106 Chile 1,189 compare
107 Djibouti 1,173 compare
108 Australia 1,097 compare
110 Spain 1,073 compare
111 Italy 1,047 compare
112 El Salvador 997 compare

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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)

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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 109th out of 195 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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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.