Life Expectancy at Birth in Panama
Panama: Life Expectancy at Birth was 79.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.78
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 216 countries
All-time high
79.78
in 2024
All-time low
60.28
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Panama recorded 79.78 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Panama peaked at 79.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.28, in 1960.
That places Panama 54th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.28 | — |
| 1961 | 60.91 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 61.43 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 61.81 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 62.1 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 62.34 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 62.63 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 62.89 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 63.24 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 63.66 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 64.07 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 64.67 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 65.18 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 65.78 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 66.55 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 67.24 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 67.79 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 68.25 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 68.69 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 69.09 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 69.45 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 69.79 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.9 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.13 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.4 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.54 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 70.67 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 70.81 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.94 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 70.14 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 71.27 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 71.33 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.46 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.81 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.94 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 71.99 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.2 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.54 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 72.78 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.12 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 73.44 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.82 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.19 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.57 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.84 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.16 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.43 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.67 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.94 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.23 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.42 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.66 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.88 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.13 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.36 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.58 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.77 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.9 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.27 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.51 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.33 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 77 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.32 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 79.59 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.78 | +0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 79.78 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 79.78 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.13 | 60.28 | 63.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.73 | 64.07 | 69.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.28 | 69.45 | 70.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.04 | 71.27 | 73.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.93 | 73.44 | 76.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.45 | 76.42 | 78.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.41 | 76.33 | 79.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 birth in Panama?
- Life expectancy at birth in Panama was 79.78 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 79.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.28 in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Panama ranks 54th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.