Number of under-five deaths, female in Panama
Panama: Number of under-five deaths, female was 483 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
483
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1,924
in 1963
All-time low
480
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Panama stood at 483.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Panama peaked at 1,924 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 480, in 2022.
That places Panama 109th out of 197 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.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,907 | — |
| 1961 | 1,915 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 1,921 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1,924 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1,922 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1,911 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1,893 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1,872 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 1,836 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1,786 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1,727 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 1,655 | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 1,575 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 1,489 | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 1,408 | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 1,339 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 1,279 | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 1,234 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,194 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,166 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 1,140 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1,115 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1,089 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,064 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,035 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 1,004 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 972 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 942 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 915 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 892 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 875 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 856 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 842 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 835 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 831 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 829 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 826 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 823 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 817 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 806 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 791 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 774 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 756 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 737 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 719 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 701 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 679 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 662 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 649 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 635 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 623 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 615 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 609 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 601 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 596 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 592 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 587 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 578 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 561 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 535 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 507 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 487 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 480 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 481 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 483 | +0.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 483 is above the median for high income countries, which is 114, 4.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 483 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 353, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,889 | 1,786 | 1,924 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,407 | 1,166 | 1,727 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,017 | 892 | 1,140 | 10 |
| 1990s | 834 | 806 | 875 | 10 |
| 2000s | 710.3 | 635 | 791 | 10 |
| 2010s | 589.7 | 535 | 623 | 10 |
| 2020s | 487.6 | 480 | 507 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Panama?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Panama was 483 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,924 in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 480 in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Panama ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female 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 Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.