Womens life expectancy at birth in Panama
Panama: Womens life expectancy at birth was 82.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.56
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.56
in 2023
All-time low
56.65
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens life expectancy at birth in Panama stood at 82.56. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Panama peaked at 82.56 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.65, in 1950.
That places Panama 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.65 | — |
| 1951 | 57.2 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 57.75 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 58.29 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 58.58 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 58.89 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 59.16 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 59.51 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 60.08 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 60.66 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 61.33 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 62.08 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 62.65 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 63.08 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 63.43 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 63.73 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 64.01 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 64.26 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 64.59 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 65.04 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 65.54 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 66.31 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 66.92 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 67.72 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 68.55 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 69.45 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 70.13 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 70.69 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.14 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 71.59 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 71.96 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.42 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.5 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 72.81 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 73.1 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.24 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 73.47 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.6 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.82 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 73.72 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 74.31 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 74.44 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.76 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.11 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.3 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.39 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.67 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 75.94 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.17 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.37 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.7 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.07 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.4 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.78 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.05 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.4 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.73 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.02 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.35 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.76 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.93 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.18 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.31 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.36 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.69 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.61 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.91 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.87 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.41 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.57 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.82 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 80.26 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.31 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 82.56 | +0.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 82.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 82.56 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.68 | 56.65 | 60.66 | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.42 | 61.33 | 65.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.8 | 65.54 | 71.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.06 | 71.96 | 73.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.35 | 74.31 | 76.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.23 | 76.7 | 79.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.68 | 79.93 | 81.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.24 | 79.82 | 82.56 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Panama?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Panama was 82.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 82.56 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.65 in 1950.
- How does Panama rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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