Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Panama
Panama: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 76.88 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.88 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 218 countries
All-time high
76.88 years
in 2024
All-time low
59.3 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 76.88 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Panama peaked at 76.88 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.3 years, in 1960.
Panama ranks 57th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.3 years | — |
| 1961 | 59.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 60.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 60.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 60.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 61.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 61.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 61.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 62 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 62.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 62.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 63.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 63.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 64.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 64.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 65.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 65.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 66.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 66.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 66.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 67.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 67.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 67.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 67.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 67.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 68.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 68.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 68.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 66.9 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 68.46 years | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 68.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.89 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 69.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 70.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 74.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.1 years | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 73.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 76.36 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 76.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.88 years | +0.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 76.88 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 76.88 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.59 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.94 years | 59.3 years | 62.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.86 years | 62.72 years | 66.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.72 years | 66.9 years | 68.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69 years | 68.45 years | 70.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.78 years | 70.38 years | 72.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3 years | 73.03 years | 75.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.37 years | 73.1 years | 76.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 54 Northern Mariana Islands 77.28 years compare
- 55 Czechia 77.1 years compare
- 56 Saint Martin (French Part) 76.99 years compare
- 58 United States 76.5 years compare
- 59 New Caledonia 76.46 years compare
- 60 Croatia 76.1 years compare
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- 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, male in Panama?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Panama was 76.88 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 76.88 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3 years in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.