Child stunting in Panama
15.9% of children under five in Panama were stunted in 2019.
Panama, 2019
15.9%
Change from 2008
−3.1percentage points
Position in 2019
23rd of 46
Child stunting in Panama over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Panama |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.9% |
| 2008 | 19.0% |
| 2003 | 23.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 19.0% in 2008, a change of −3.1 percentage points.
- Since 1997, when it was 16.8%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 46 countries with data for 2019, Panama has the 23rd highest value.
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All statistics for Panama
Prevalence of undernourishment
4.7%
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
15.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
79.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
67.3 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
82
2023 · WHO