Northern Mariana Islands vs Panama: Life expectancy at birth, total

Northern Mariana Islands
78.95 years
in 2024
Panama
79.78 years
in 2024
Northern Mariana Islands rank
58th
Panama rank
55th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 79.78 years against 78.95 years in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.83 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 58th and Panama ranks 55th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 62.85 years 62.13 years 0.7194 years Northern Mariana Islands
1970s 66.58 years 66.73 years 0.1505 years Panama
1980s 69.09 years 70.28 years 1.19 years Panama
1990s 71.9 years 72.04 years 0.1436 years Panama
2000s 76.82 years 74.93 years 1.89 years Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 77.55 years 77.45 years 0.0976 years Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 78.5 years 78.41 years 0.0898 years Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Northern Mariana Islands or Panama?
Panama, at 79.78 years against 78.95 years in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Northern Mariana Islands and Panama?
0.83 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Panama?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Panama rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 58th and Panama ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.