Costa Rica vs Panama

Costa Rica vs Panama: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1 per 100 live births in Costa Rica and 1.5 per 100 live births in Panama, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Panama, by 0.5 per 100 live births, or 1.47 times that in Costa Rica.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Costa Rica vs Panama: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1 per 100 live births in Costa Rica and 1.5 per 100 live births in Panama, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Panama, by 0.5 per 100 live births, or 1.47 times that in Costa Rica.
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What the numbers say

  • Panama has been higher since 1974, when it overtook Costa Rica.
  • In 2024, Costa Rica ranked 120 and Panama ranked 98 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearCosta RicaPanamaWorld
202411.53.7
202311.53.8
202211.54
202111.54
20200.91.63.9
20190.91.64
20180.91.64
20170.91.74.1
20160.91.74.2
20150.91.74.3
20140.91.74.4
201311.84.5
201211.84.7
201111.85
20101.11.95.1
20091.11.95.3
20081.125.5
20071.12.15.7
20061.12.16
20051.12.26.2
20041.22.36.6
20031.22.36.8
20021.22.47.1
20011.32.57.4
20001.32.67.7
19991.42.67.9
19981.42.78.3
19971.52.78.4
19961.52.88.6
19951.52.88.8
19941.52.88.9
19931.52.99.1
19921.62.99.2
19911.639.3
19901.739.4
19891.83.19.5
19881.93.210
198723.39.9
19862.13.510.3
19852.23.610.6
19842.33.710.9
19832.33.911.1
19822.34.111.2
19812.34.211.6
19802.44.411.9
19792.74.511.9
197834.612.3
19773.44.812.6
19763.9512.8
19754.55.213.1
19745.25.513.3
19735.85.813.5
19726.56.213.7
197176.513.9
19707.56.914.2
19697.97.214.6
19688.27.515
19678.57.715.3
19668.87.915.1
196598.115.1
19649.28.415.7
19639.28.616.2
19629.38.917
19619.49.118.8
19609.69.420.2
195910.19.719.9
195810.69.919.7
195711.210.220.5
195611.710.521.3
195512.110.822.3
195412.511.122.8
195312.711.523.3
195212.911.823.9
19511312.224.3
195013.112.124.7
194913.2–24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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