Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Panama
Panama: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 37.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
37.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
157th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 1960
All-time low
36.9%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Panama stood at 37.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Panama peaked at 46.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2020.
That places Panama 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.1% | — |
| 1951 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 44.7% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 44.0% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 42.8% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 41.8% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 40.9% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 40.6% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.5% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 39.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 38.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 38.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 37.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 37.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 37.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.2%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.9% | 45.4% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.6% | 45.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.3% | 40.6% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.7% | 37.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 36.9% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 36.9% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.9% | 38.4% | 4 |
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Panama?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Panama was 37.9% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Panama ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.