China vs Panama: Difference in male and female life expectancy

China
5.64
in 2023
Panama
5.72
in 2023
China rank
74th
Panama rank
71st

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • China
  • Panama
246195019862023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 5.72 against 5.64 in China, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

China ranks 74th and Panama ranks 71st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Panama Difference Ahead
1950s 3.97 1.67 2.31 China
1960s 4.19 1.82 2.38 China
1970s 4.03 3.46 0.5753 China
1980s 4.51 4.96 0.4485 Panama
1990s 4.79 6.08 1.29 Panama
2000s 4.95 6.23 1.28 Panama
2010s 5.32 6.22 0.8998 Panama
2020s 5.57 6.1 0.5291 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, China or Panama?
Panama, at 5.72 against 5.64 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between China and Panama?
0.08, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Panama?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Panama rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
China ranks 74th and Panama ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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