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Life expectancy at birth in Panama

Panama: Life expectancy at birth was 79.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
79.59 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
61st
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.59 years
in 2023
All-time low
55.4 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Panama, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Panama stood at 79.59 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Panama peaked at 79.59 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.4 years, in 1950.

That places Panama 61st 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.

Life expectancy at birth in Panama, year by year

Year years Change
1950 55.4 years —
1951 55.88 years +0.9%
1952 56.36 years +0.9%
1953 56.84 years +0.8%
1954 57.23 years +0.7%
1955 57.48 years +0.4%
1956 57.88 years +0.7%
1957 58.28 years +0.7%
1958 58.95 years +1.1%
1959 59.57 years +1.1%
1960 60.28 years +1.2%
1961 60.91 years +1.1%
1962 61.43 years +0.8%
1963 61.81 years +0.6%
1964 62.1 years +0.5%
1965 62.34 years +0.4%
1966 62.63 years +0.5%
1967 62.89 years +0.4%
1968 63.24 years +0.6%
1969 63.66 years +0.7%
1970 64.07 years +0.6%
1971 64.67 years +0.9%
1972 65.18 years +0.8%
1973 65.78 years +0.9%
1974 66.55 years +1.2%
1975 67.24 years +1.0%
1976 67.79 years +0.8%
1977 68.25 years +0.7%
1978 68.69 years +0.6%
1979 69.09 years +0.6%
1980 69.45 years +0.5%
1981 69.79 years +0.5%
1982 69.9 years +0.2%
1983 70.13 years +0.3%
1984 70.4 years +0.4%
1985 70.54 years +0.2%
1986 70.67 years +0.2%
1987 70.81 years +0.2%
1988 70.94 years +0.2%
1989 70.14 years -1.1%
1990 71.27 years +1.6%
1991 71.33 years +0.1%
1992 71.46 years +0.2%
1993 71.81 years +0.5%
1994 71.94 years +0.2%
1995 71.99 years +0.1%
1996 72.2 years +0.3%
1997 72.54 years +0.5%
1998 72.78 years +0.3%
1999 73.12 years +0.5%
2000 73.44 years +0.4%
2001 73.82 years +0.5%
2002 74.19 years +0.5%
2003 74.57 years +0.5%
2004 74.84 years +0.4%
2005 75.16 years +0.4%
2006 75.43 years +0.4%
2007 75.67 years +0.3%
2008 75.94 years +0.3%
2009 76.23 years +0.4%
2010 76.42 years +0.2%
2011 76.66 years +0.3%
2012 76.88 years +0.3%
2013 77.13 years +0.3%
2014 77.36 years +0.3%
2015 77.58 years +0.3%
2016 77.77 years +0.2%
2017 77.9 years +0.2%
2018 78.27 years +0.5%
2019 78.51 years +0.3%
2020 76.33 years -2.8%
2021 77 years +0.9%
2022 79.32 years +3.0%
2023 79.59 years +0.3%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 79.59 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 79.59 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 57.39 years 55.4 years 59.57 years 10
1960s 62.13 years 60.28 years 63.66 years 10
1970s 66.73 years 64.07 years 69.09 years 10
1980s 70.28 years 69.45 years 70.94 years 10
1990s 72.04 years 71.27 years 73.12 years 10
2000s 74.93 years 73.44 years 76.23 years 10
2010s 77.45 years 76.42 years 78.51 years 10
2020s 78.06 years 76.33 years 79.59 years 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 58 Czechia 79.83 years compare
  2. 59 Jersey 79.71 years compare
  3. 60 Albania 79.6 years compare
  4. 62 Anguilla 79.31 years compare
  5. 63 United States 79.3 years compare
  6. 64 Falkland Islands 79.21 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Panama?
Life expectancy at birth in Panama was 79.59 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 79.59 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 55.4 years in 1950.
How does Panama rank for life expectancy at birth?
Panama ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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