Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Panama

Panama: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 17 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
33rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.08
in 2019
All-time low
16.75
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Panama, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 16.92001: 16.82002: 16.92003: 16.82004: 16.82005: 16.72006: 172007: 17.22008: 17.32009: 17.42010: 17.22011: 17.52012: 17.42013: 17.52014: 17.62015: 17.72016: 17.72017: 17.72018: 17.92019: 18.12020: 16.92021: 17

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Panama stood at 17.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Panama peaked at 18.08 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.75, in 2005.

Panama ranks 33rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 16.9
2001 16.78 -0.7%
2002 16.86 +0.5%
2003 16.75 -0.6%
2004 16.82 +0.4%
2005 16.75 -0.4%
2006 17 +1.5%
2007 17.18 +1.0%
2008 17.28 +0.6%
2009 17.43 +0.9%
2010 17.16 -1.5%
2011 17.51 +2.0%
2012 17.45 -0.3%
2013 17.52 +0.4%
2014 17.56 +0.2%
2015 17.7 +0.8%
2016 17.69 -0.0%
2017 17.73 +0.2%
2018 17.89 +1.0%
2019 18.08 +1.0%
2020 16.9 -6.5%
2021 17 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.98 16.75 17.43 10
2010s 17.63 17.16 18.08 10
2020s 16.95 16.9 17 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 30 Thailand 17.15 compare
  2. 31 Chile 17.14 compare
  3. 32 Slovenia 17.04 compare
  4. 34 Kuwait 16.52 compare
  5. 35 Barbados 16.31 compare
  6. 36 China 16.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Panama?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Panama was 17 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 18.08 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 16.75 in 2005.
How does Panama rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
Panama ranks 33rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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