Number of under-five deaths, male in Panama
Panama: Number of under-five deaths, male was 609 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in Panama is 609, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Panama peaked at 2,259 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 604, in 2022.
Panama ranks 108th of 197 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.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,229 | — |
| 1961 | 2,243 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 2,253 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2,259 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2,258 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,247 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2,234 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2,210 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 2,176 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 2,127 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 2,065 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1,990 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1,902 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 1,806 | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 1,716 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 1,637 | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 1,573 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 1,518 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,477 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1,442 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1,414 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1,387 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1,360 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1,332 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1,298 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1,260 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,224 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,189 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,156 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1,128 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,105 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,086 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,068 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,059 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,054 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,052 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,051 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,046 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,038 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,027 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,010 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 989 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 963 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 939 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 916 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 891 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 865 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 842 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 823 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 804 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 787 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 777 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 769 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 759 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 752 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 748 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 741 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 728 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 706 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 673 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 636 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 612 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 604 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 605 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 609 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,224 | 2,127 | 2,259 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,713 | 1,442 | 2,065 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,275 | 1,128 | 1,414 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,059 | 1,027 | 1,105 | 10 |
| 2000s | 904.2 | 804 | 1,010 | 10 |
| 2010s | 744 | 673 | 787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 613.2 | 604 | 636 | 5 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Panama?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Panama was 609 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, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2,259 in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 604 in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.