Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0082 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0082 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
108th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0304 units per square kilometre
in 1963
All-time low
0.0081 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Panama is 0.0082 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 0.0304 units per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Panama 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0082 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0028 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0082 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0082 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.023 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 0.019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 105 Solomon Islands 0.0088 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Nicaragua 0.0086 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Ecuador 0.0083 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Qatar 0.0081 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Turkmenistan 0.0081 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Mexico 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
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, male, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.0082 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0304 units per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.