Health in Chiriqui, Panama: official figures
The infant mortality rate in Chiriqui was 13.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 (103 infant deaths), against 14.8 nationally and 6th highest of 13 provinces and comarcas.
How many babies die in their first year in Chiriqui?
Chiriqui recorded 6.0 neonatal deaths (first 28 days) and 7.7 post-neonatal deaths (28 days to 11 months) per 1,000 live births in 2023; the national rates were 7.4 and 7.4.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censo (INEC), Contraloria General de la Republica de Panama · saved copyWhat is the birth rate in Chiriqui?
7,490 live births were registered to mothers resident in Chiriqui in 2023, a crude birth rate of 15.9 per 1,000 people against 13.5 nationally (joint 4th highest of 13 provinces and comarcas).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censo (INEC), Contraloria General de la Republica de Panama · saved copyAre fewer babies being born in Chiriqui?
Live births to residents of Chiriqui fell by 8% from 8,103 in 2019 to 7,490 in 2023; nationally births fell from 72,456 to 59,907 (-17%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censo (INEC), Contraloria General de la Republica de Panama · saved copyHow many infants died in Chiriqui in 2023?
In 2023 103 infants under one year died among residents of Chiriqui, out of 7,490 live births.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censo (INEC), Contraloria General de la Republica de Panama · saved copyHow Chiriqui compares with other provinces
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Chiriqui ranks 6 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Embera | 18.3 |
| 4 | Darien | 17.3 |
| 5 | Colon | 14.8 |
| 6 | Chiriqui | 13.8 |
| 7 | Kuna Yala | 13.2 |
| 8 | Panama | 11.8 |
| 9 | Cocle | 11.6 |
Births per 1,000 people (2023)
Chiriqui ranks 4 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngabe Bugle | 21.3 |
| 2 | Bocas Del Toro | 20.9 |
| 3 | Darien | 16.4 |
| 4 | Chiriqui | 15.9 |
| 5 | Embera | 15.9 |
| 6 | Colon | 13.5 |
| 7 | Kuna Yala | 13.5 |
Share of births under 2,501 grams (2023)
Chiriqui ranks 4 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of births under 2,501 grams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuna Yala | 24.2% |
| 2 | Colon | 9.6% |
| 3 | Panama | 9.2% |
| 4 | Chiriqui | 8.7% |
| 5 | Cocle | 8.1% |
| 6 | Herrera | 8.1% |
| 7 | Darien | 7.8% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censo (INEC), Contraloria General de la Republica de Panama: Estadisticas vitales 2023, Cuadro 26: defunciones y tasa de mortalidad infantil, neonatal y posneonatal, segun provincia y comarca de residencia, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5dd8bd5a556f…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censo (INEC), Contraloria General de la Republica de Panama: Estadisticas vitales 2023, Cuadro 2: nacimientos vivos y tasa bruta de natalidad, 2019-23, segun provincia y comarca de residencia, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3f48a1d1b1fc…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censo (INEC), Contraloria General de la Republica de Panama: Estadisticas vitales 2023, Cuadro 5: nacimientos vivos por peso al nacer, segun provincia y comarca de residencia, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3288c985d027…)
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