Health in Panama

1,117 indicators covering health for Panama.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 1,512 2021 down 13.1% 114th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 334 2021 down 24.1% 98th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 243 2021 up 3.8% 112th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 86.0% 2024 up 11.7% 34th
Share of women who are smoking 2 2022 down 37.5% 133rd
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 8.6 2022 down 39.4% 164th
Share of men who are smoking 8.6 2022 down 39.4% 164th
Adults smoking 2007 2018 5.3 2022 down 39.1% 163rd
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 42 2024 up 110.0% 90th
Share healthy diet unaffordable 43.7 2024 up 1.9% 54th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 3.5 per 1,000 people 2024 up 809.1% 51st
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 875 2021 up 1.6% 111th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 9.3 2014 up 19.2% 75th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.55 2014 up 1.6% 68th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 9 2014 up 32.4% 83rd
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 58,388 2024 down 85.1% 81st
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 58,388 2024 down 85.1% 92nd
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 2 2015 down 66.7% 112th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 95.7% 2022 up 1.8% 114th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 25.99 2021 up 51.7% 69th
Number of new leprosy cases 4 2024 up 100.0% 104th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic -0.0266 million constant US$ 2024 up 91.5% 116th
Pharmacists 2.18 2022 up 23.2% 94th
Health worker density, by type of occupation 2.8 per 10,000 people 2022 down 14.6% 80th
Low birth weight prevalence 10.3% 2020 down 5.5% 74th
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 94.0% 2025 up 17.5% 89th
Low birth weight number 7.9 2020 down 6.0% 93rd
Number of new hivaids infections who 1,500 2024 up 15.4% 63rd
Reported rabies deaths 0 2021 β€” 61st
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 110,000 2030 down 23.1% 140th
Incidence of malaria 3.5 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 797.4% 56th
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 205 2025 up 1.0% 65th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 12.12 2023 down 19.4% 130th
Death rate road traffic injuries 13.9 2019 up 5.3% 101st
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 1,239 2023 up 72.3% 103rd
Medical doctors not further defined 599 2022 down 90.1% 106th
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 79.59 2023 up 3.2% 61st
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 3.0% 2030 down 34.8% 158th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 3.0% 2030 down 34.8% 161st
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 318 2021 up 32.0% 62nd
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 62.21 2019 down 35.2% 128th
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 16.0% 2019 down 39.2% 158th
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 3,383 2019 up 33.7% 131st
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 β€” 132nd
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 121 2019 up 3.4% 12th
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 150 2024 up 25.0% 84th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 13.9 per 100,000 population 2019 up 2.2% 101st
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 5 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 28.2% 116th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 22.8 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 1.3% 93rd
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd
Ipv vaccine coverage 91 2024 up 13.8% 109th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 298 2021 up 33.0% 61st
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 100.0% 2024 up 5.3% 1st
Hospital beds 19.54 2023 down 8.3% 91st
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 49.0% 2022 up 16.7% 144th
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0.886 2024 up 74.1% 85th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 67 2023 down 1.5% 93rd
Bladder cancer death rate 0.6766 2022 down 34.5% 98th
Cancer death rates by type who db 0.6766 2022 down 34.5% 98th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 80.0% 2025 β€” 112th