Health in Panama

1,117 indicators covering health for Panama.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.6% 2020 down 3.4% 84th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.4% 2020 β€” 22nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 β€” 33rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 β€” 41st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 unchanged 83rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 128th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 4 2020 up 23.1% 70th
Number healthy diet unaffordable 2.00 million 2024 up 11.1% 72nd
Import of environmentally sound technologies 1.11 billion 2017 up 69.3% 73rd
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 84 2025 up 12.0% 70th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 80 2025 up 45.5% 89th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 8.53 2020 up 39.8% 48th
Export of environmentally sound technologies 260.23 million 2017 up 56.7% 75th
Pcv3 number unvaccinated 16,256 2023 up 76.6% 76th
Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2024 β€” 62nd
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 91.5% 2021 down 1.8% 86th
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2024 β€” 47th
Maternal mortality ratio 59.45 2022 down 8.4% 24th
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 81.0% 2025 down 5.8% 34th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 5 2022 unchanged 97th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 1,553 2011 down 9.2% 114th
Physiotherapists 449 2022 up 16.9% 64th
Diarrhea treatment 52.4% 2013 β€” 32nd
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 73 2024 up 65.9% 24th
Generalist medical practitioners 3,283 2022 up 40.1% 55th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 80th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 75.7 2017 up 16.5% 78th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 288 2012 down 47.8% 116th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 500 2025 unchanged 57th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 73rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 80th
Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.3959 2020 down 78.6% 66th
Total number of notified TB cases 1,528 2014 down 21.4% 115th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 497 2021 β€” 79th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 90 2025 up 11.1% 31st
Specialist medical practitioners 3,268 2022 up 11.5% 64th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 146 2012 down 20.7% 50th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 84.0% 2011 up 31.2% 79th
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 88 2024 up 1.1% 32nd
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 5 2022 unchanged 88th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 67th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 67th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 65th
Medical doctors 46.5% 2022 up 21.4% 56th
Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 β€” 40th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 10,600 2024 up 1,841.4% 57th
Number of confirmed malaria cases 15,112 2024 up 2,589.0% 57th
Total number ofΒ  malaria cases 15,112 2024 up 2,589.0% 57th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 42 2012 down 42.5% 69th
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 5.0% 2025 unchanged 36th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 4 2024 down 81.0% 73rd
Number of suspected malaria cases 124,079 2024 up 92.3% 78th
Retreatment cases: other 107 2012 down 22.5% 66th
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 6 2012 down 57.1% 96th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 2,936 2024 up 422.4% 61st
Large household expenditures health 0.65 2017 up 124.1% 48th
Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 6.2 2017 up 87.3% 41st
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 75,677 2024 up 17.3% 64th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 800 2015 up 33.3% 140th
Natural disasters deaths 0 2019 β€” 7th