Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) in Panama
Panama: Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) was 79.96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.96
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
79.96
in 2025
All-time low
55.4
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Panama, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Panama is 79.96, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Panama peaked at 79.96 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.4, in 1950.
That places Panama 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55.4 | — |
| 1951 | 55.88 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 56.36 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 56.83 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 57.23 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 57.48 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 57.88 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 58.28 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 58.95 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 59.57 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 60.28 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 60.91 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 61.43 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 61.81 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 62.1 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 62.34 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 62.63 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 62.89 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 63.24 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 63.66 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 64.07 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 64.67 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 65.18 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 65.78 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 66.55 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 67.24 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 67.79 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 68.25 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 68.69 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 69.09 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 69.45 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 69.79 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.9 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.13 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.4 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.54 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 70.67 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 70.81 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.94 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 70.14 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 71.27 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 71.33 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.46 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.8 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.94 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 71.99 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.2 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.54 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 72.78 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.12 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 73.44 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.82 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.19 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.57 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.85 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.16 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.43 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.68 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.94 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.23 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.42 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.66 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.88 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.13 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.36 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.58 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.77 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.9 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.27 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.51 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.33 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 77 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.32 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 79.59 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.77 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.96 | +0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 79.96 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.69, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Panama's 79.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 77.94, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.39 | 55.4 | 59.57 | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.13 | 60.28 | 63.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.73 | 64.07 | 69.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.28 | 69.45 | 70.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.04 | 71.27 | 73.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.93 | 73.44 | 76.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.45 | 76.42 | 78.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.66 | 76.33 | 79.96 | 6 |
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More health data for Panama
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 101 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- 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 life expectancy at birth in Panama?
- Life expectancy at birth in Panama was 79.96 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 79.96 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4 in 1950.
- How does Panama rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Panama ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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