Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Panama
Panama: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 26.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.28 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
32nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
26.55 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.9 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Panama stood at 26.28 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Panama peaked at 26.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.9 years, in 1960.
Panama ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.9 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.16 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 16.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 16.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 16.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 16.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 16.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 16.64 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 16.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 16.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 16.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 17.31 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 17.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 17.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 18.03 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 18.43 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 18.72 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 18.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 19.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 19.32 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 19.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 19.76 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 19.68 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 19.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 19.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 19.94 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 20.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 20.02 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 20.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 20.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 20.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 20.85 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 21.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 21.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 21.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 21.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 21.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 21.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 22.11 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 22.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 22.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 22.83 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 23.03 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.28 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 23.55 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.04 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 24.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 25.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.87 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 25.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.14 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 25.54 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 25.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 24.15 years | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 24.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 26.36 years | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 26.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 26.28 years | -1.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 26.28 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 26.28 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.79 years, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.47 years | 15.9 years | 16.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.2 years | 16.99 years | 19.32 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.91 years | 19.5 years | 20.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.23 years | 20.46 years | 21.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.18 years | 22.11 years | 24.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.05 years | 24.53 years | 25.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.55 years | 24.15 years | 26.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 30 Isle of Man 26.43 years compare
- 31 Ireland 26.36 years compare
- 33 Austria 26.2 years compare
- 34 New Zealand 26.18 years compare
- 35 Luxembourg 26.17 years compare
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Panama?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Panama was 26.28 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 26.55 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 years in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.