Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Panama

Life expectancy at birth in Panama in 2024 — 79.8 years. Ranked 55 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 32.3%.

2024 79.8 years +0.23% vs 2023
World rank 55of 217
Period maximum 79.8 years2024
Period minimum 60.3 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Panama, 1960–2024606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60.3 years1962: 61.4 years1964: 62.1 years1966: 62.6 years1968: 63.2 years1970: 64.1 years1972: 65.2 years1974: 66.6 years1976: 67.8 years1978: 68.7 years1980: 69.5 years1982: 69.9 years1984: 70.4 years1986: 70.7 years1988: 70.9 years1990: 71.3 years1992: 71.5 years1994: 71.9 years1996: 72.2 years1998: 72.8 years2000: 73.4 years2002: 74.2 years2004: 74.8 years2006: 75.4 years2008: 75.9 years2010: 76.4 years2012: 76.9 years2014: 77.4 years2016: 77.8 years2018: 78.3 years2020: 76.3 years2022: 79.3 years2024: 79.8 years
Change over the period: +19.5 (+32.35%) Average annual rate: 0.44 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 79.8 years
World 73.5 years
Central America computed 75 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79.8 +0.2 +0.23%
2023 79.6 +0.3 +0.34%
2022 79.3 +2.3 +3.01%
2021 77 +0.7 +0.88%
2020 76.3 −2.2 −2.78%
2019 78.5 +0.2 +0.32%
2018 78.3 +0.4 +0.47%
2017 77.9 +0.1 +0.17%
2016 77.8 +0.2 +0.24%
2015 77.6 +0.2 +0.28%
2014 77.4 +0.2 +0.31%
2013 77.1 +0.3 +0.33%
2012 76.9 +0.2 +0.28%
2011 76.7 +0.2 +0.32%
2010 76.4 +0.2 +0.25%
2009 76.2 +0.3 +0.38%
2008 75.9 +0.3 +0.35%
2007 75.7 +0.2 +0.33%
2006 75.4 +0.3 +0.36%
2005 75.2 +0.3 +0.42%
2004 74.8 +0.3 +0.37%
2003 74.6 +0.4 +0.5%
2002 74.2 +0.4 +0.51%
2001 73.8 +0.4 +0.51%
2000 73.4 +0.3 +0.44%
1999 73.1 +0.3 +0.47%
1998 72.8 +0.2 +0.34%
1997 72.5 +0.3 +0.47%
1996 72.2 +0.2 +0.28%
1995 72 +0.1 +0.07%
1994 71.9 +0.1 +0.19%
1993 71.8 +0.3 +0.48%
1992 71.5 +0.1 +0.18%
1991 71.3 +0.1 +0.09%
1990 71.3 +1.1 +1.61%
1989 70.1 −0.8 −1.14%
1988 70.9 +0.1 +0.19%
1987 70.8 +0.1 +0.2%
1986 70.7 +0.1 +0.18%
1985 70.5 +0.1 +0.2%
1984 70.4 +0.3 +0.38%
1983 70.1 +0.2 +0.33%
1982 69.9 +0.1 +0.16%
1981 69.8 +0.3 +0.49%
1980 69.5 +0.4 +0.52%
1979 69.1 +0.4 +0.59%
1978 68.7 +0.4 +0.64%
1977 68.3 +0.5 +0.68%
1976 67.8 +0.6 +0.82%
1975 67.2 +0.7 +1.04%
1974 66.6 +0.8 +1.17%
1973 65.8 +0.6 +0.92%
1972 65.2 +0.5 +0.8%
1971 64.7 +0.6 +0.93%
1970 64.1 +0.4 +0.64%
1969 63.7 +0.4 +0.66%
1968 63.2 +0.4 +0.56%
1967 62.9 +0.3 +0.41%
1966 62.6 +0.3 +0.47%
1965 62.3 +0.2 +0.38%
1964 62.1 +0.3 +0.46%
1963 61.8 +0.4 +0.63%
1962 61.4 +0.5 +0.84%
1961 60.9 +0.6 +1.06%
1960 60.3

Central America, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.