Health in Panama 1,117 indicators covering health for Panama. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.2% 2017 unchanged 48th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 0.8% 2017 unchanged 64th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.0% 2017 unchanged 61st People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2017 — 56th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 — 48th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 42nd Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 86.7% 2024 up 842.4% 54th Hpv vaccination coverage in 15 year olds 85 2024 down 2.3% 19th Prevalence of syphilis 2.2% 2022 up 89.7% 21st Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 2.43 2009 up 71.8% 141st Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 11 2012 up 120.0% 86th New cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 33rd Compliance with international health regulations 71 2016 up 9.2% 93rd Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 13,770 2024 — 49th Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 10,582 2024 up 1,838.1% 18th Deaths and disappearances during migration 172 2024 up 3,340.0% 15th Number of imported malaria cases 23 2024 up 43.8% 41st Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 19 2023 — 68th Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 0 2021 — 34th Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 1,464 2024 down 87.4% 56th Persistence to last grade of primary 86.0% 2013 down 0.3% 65th Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants 1,043 2022 up 24.5% 22nd HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% 96th Dental Assistants and Therapists 679 2022 up 7.3% 15th Community Health Workers 536 2022 up 248.1% 36th Commitments to recipient countries 2.72 2010 down 15.3% 115th Disbursements to recipient countries 2.75 2010 down 14.6% 113th Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists 1,256 2022 up 16.7% 16th Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 627 2023 down 55.4% 36th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 62 2005 down 10.1% 64th Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone 8 2019 up 700.0% 47th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0 2019 — 13th Proportion of isolates with resistance to ciprofloxacin reported to 33.3 2018 — 48th Number of isolates tested for ciprofloxacin 9 2018 up 800.0% 50th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0 2018 — 25th Number of isolates tested for extended-spectrum cephalosporins 9 2018 up 800.0% 47th Exports of spirits in 1000s hectolitres 90 2005 up 309.1% 30th ← Previous Page 19 of 19