Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Panama
Panama: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 1.26 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Panama is 1.26, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Panama peaked at 4.26 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 2023.
Panama ranks 197th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.26 | — |
| 1951 | 4.19 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 4.13 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 4.07 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 4.04 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 4.08 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 4.01 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 3.95 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.8 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 3.68 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 3.53 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 3.42 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 3.36 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 3.33 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3.34 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 3.34 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.31 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.31 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.26 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 3.24 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.22 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 3.19 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 3.17 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 3.14 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 3.01 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 2.94 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.86 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.8 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.72 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.65 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.58 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.55 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.54 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.53 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.48 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.46 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.47 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.43 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.41 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.48 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.38 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 2.36 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.35 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.29 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.27 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.29 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.26 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.16 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.13 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.08 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.03 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.98 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.87 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.84 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.81 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.75 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.73 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.74 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.72 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.66 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.57 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.48 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.53 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.47 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.36 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 2.04 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 1.85 | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 1.29 | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 1.26 | -2.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.34, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.13, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +50.0% | 1.36 | 2.04 |
| 2022 | -30.6% | 1.85 | 1.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.02 | 3.68 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.34 | 3.24 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 | 2.65 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 | 2.41 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.26 | 2.08 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 | 1.73 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.36 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.26 | 2.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 194 New Caledonia 1.28 compare
- 195 France 1.28 compare
- 196 Guadeloupe 1.27 compare
- 198 Costa Rica 1.24 compare
- 199 Cyprus 1.22 compare
- 200 United Kingdom 1.21 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 mortality rates age 65 by sex in Panama?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Panama was 1.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Panama ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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