Cervical cancer death rate in women in Panama
Panama: Cervical cancer death rate in women was 8.45 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Panama, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cervical cancer death rate in women in Panama is 8.45, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cervical cancer death rate in women in Panama peaked at 16.35 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 6.47, in 2013.
Panama ranks 16th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 12 | — |
| 1956 | 7.63 | -36.4% |
| 1957 | 12.7 | +66.5% |
| 1958 | 14.13 | +11.2% |
| 1959 | 11.56 | -18.2% |
| 1960 | 11.51 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 11.64 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 11.12 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 12.15 | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 9.52 | -21.7% |
| 1965 | 12.61 | +32.5% |
| 1966 | 10.12 | -19.7% |
| 1967 | 10.16 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 10.84 | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 12.93 | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 12.21 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 8.35 | -31.6% |
| 1972 | 16.35 | +95.8% |
| 1973 | 10.54 | -35.5% |
| 1974 | 8.37 | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 11.07 | +32.3% |
| 1976 | 12.79 | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 10.72 | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 9.7 | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 14.37 | +48.1% |
| 1980 | 11.73 | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 10.59 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 13.48 | +27.3% |
| 1983 | 9.39 | -30.3% |
| 1984 | 12.39 | +31.9% |
| 1985 | 10.79 | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 12.04 | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 10.83 | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 10.73 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 11.2 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 10.78 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 11.12 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 11.28 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 11.75 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 9.33 | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 10.29 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 9.53 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 11 | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 9.84 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 9.04 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 8.74 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.09 | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 7.28 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.04 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 8.09 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 8.11 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.77 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 6.47 | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 8.69 | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 8.29 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.83 | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 6.99 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.89 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.18 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.75 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 8.45 | +9.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 8.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.78, 4.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 8.45 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.57, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cervical cancer death rate in women in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +95.8% | 8.35 | 16.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.61 | 7.63 | 14.13 | 5 |
| 1960s | 11.26 | 9.52 | 12.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.45 | 8.35 | 16.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.32 | 9.39 | 13.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.24 | 10.78 | 11.75 | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.92 | 7.04 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.53 | 6.47 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 | 7.75 | 8.45 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cervical cancer death rate in women in Panama?
- Cervical cancer death rate in women in Panama was 8.45 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 16.35 in 1972.
- What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.47 in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- Panama ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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