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 β Previous Page 15 of 19 Next β