Health in Darien, Panama: official figures
The infant mortality rate in Darien was 17.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 (17 infant deaths), against 14.8 nationally and 4th highest of 13 provinces and comarcas.
How many babies die in their first year in Darien?
Darien recorded 8.1 neonatal deaths (first 28 days) and 9.2 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 Darien?
983 live births were registered to mothers resident in Darien in 2023, a crude birth rate of 16.4 per 1,000 people against 13.5 nationally (3rd 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 Darien?
Live births to residents of Darien rose by 6% from 924 in 2019 to 983 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 Darien in 2023?
In 2023 17 infants under one year died among residents of Darien, out of 983 live births. The rate rests on 17 deaths, so it moves a lot from year to year.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censo (INEC), Contraloria General de la Republica de Panama · saved copyHow Darien compares with other provinces
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Darien ranks 4 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocas Del Toro | 34.3 |
| 2 | Ngabe Bugle | 24.1 |
| 3 | Embera | 18.3 |
| 4 | Darien | 17.3 |
| 5 | Colon | 14.8 |
| 6 | Chiriqui | 13.8 |
| 7 | Kuna Yala | 13.2 |
Births per 1,000 people (2023)
Darien ranks 3 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)
Darien ranks 7 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of births under 2,501 grams |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chiriqui | 8.7% |
| 5 | Cocle | 8.1% |
| 6 | Herrera | 8.1% |
| 7 | Darien | 7.8% |
| 8 | Los Santos | 7.6% |
| 9 | Ngabe Bugle | 7.3% |
| 10 | Veraguas | 6.9% |
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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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