Sex gap in life expectancy in Panama
Panama: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.9 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.92 years
in 2009
All-time low
2.04 years
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 5.9 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Panama peaked at 6.92 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.04 years, in 1960.
That places Panama 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.28 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.42 years | +5.8% |
| 1952 | 2.56 years | +5.9% |
| 1953 | 2.71 years | +5.7% |
| 1954 | 2.52 years | -6.9% |
| 1955 | 2.64 years | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 2.42 years | -8.6% |
| 1957 | 2.34 years | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 2.17 years | -7.5% |
| 1959 | 2.11 years | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 2.04 years | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 2.24 years | +10.1% |
| 1962 | 2.36 years | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 2.44 years | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 2.55 years | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 2.66 years | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 2.64 years | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 2.63 years | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 2.59 years | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.65 years | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.82 years | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 3.14 years | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 3.3 years | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 3.68 years | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 3.81 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 4.18 years | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 4.44 years | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 4.63 years | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 4.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.78 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 4.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.04 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 4.98 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.13 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 5.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.17 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.38 years | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 5.36 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.52 years | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 6.81 years | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 5.85 years | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 5.97 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 6.3 years | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 6.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.44 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 6.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.65 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.55 years | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.53 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.3 years | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 6.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.26 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.36 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.48 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.56 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.69 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.92 years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.75 years | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.38 years | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 6.56 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.99 years | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 6.18 years | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.86 years | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.21 years | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 6.04 years | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.72 years | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 6.39 years | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.95 years | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 years | 2.11 years | 2.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.48 years | 2.04 years | 2.66 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.95 years | 2.82 years | 4.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.34 years | 4.8 years | 6.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 years | 5.85 years | 6.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 years | 6.26 years | 6.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 years | 5.86 years | 6.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 years | 5.9 years | 6.72 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Panama?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Panama was 5.9 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 years in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Panama ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.