Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Panama
Panama: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.08
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 1989
All-time low
1.03
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Panama is 1.08, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Panama peaked at 1.1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1960.
Panama ranks 91st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.04 | — |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.09 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Panama?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Panama was 1.08 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1989.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Panama ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.