Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 3.49% to 8.30 in Panama in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Panama reached an all time high of 39.5 in 1960 and an all time low of 8.30 in 2019. When compared to Panama's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Colombia amounted to 7.40, 5.80 in Costa Rica, 9.10 in Honduras and 9.80 in Nicaragua in 2019.
Panama has been ranked 93rd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Belize | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 9.70 | 9.50 | 10.0 | 9.30 | 9.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Colombia | 8.70 | 8.40 | 8.20 | 7.90 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 5.90 | |||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 6.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Honduras | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.80 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Panama | 9.80 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 8.90 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Peru | 8.40 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 11.3 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 |