Social Development in Panama 154 indicators covering social development for Panama. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age of full democracy 26 years 2025 up 62.5% 64th Freedom of Association Score 6 2025 down 25.0% 46th Freedom of Expression Score 7 2025 unchanged 19th Civil Rights Score 6 2025 down 14.3% 31st Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 3.8% 2030 down 33.3% 164th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 137,000 2030 down 23.0% 139th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 29.3% 2020 down 0.9% 122nd Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 57.0% 2020 up 3.7% 97th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 40.5% 2020 down 7.5% 94th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 43.0% 2020 down 4.6% 90th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 27.7% 2020 up 9.1% 1st Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 17.7% 2020 down 9.0% 92nd Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 23.54 2020 down 24.9% 91st Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 10.84 2020 down 24.9% 91st Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 10.12 2020 down 28.4% 90th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 3.5% 2030 down 34.0% 162nd Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 3.5% 2030 down 35.2% 164th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 unchanged 1st Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 5.75 2024 up 25.8% 152nd Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 43.48 2024 unchanged 23rd Age of democracy 30 years 2018 up 50.0% 40th Homicides, by sex of the victim 38 homicides 2023 down 24.0% 62nd Homicide rate by sex of the victim 21.71 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 32.1% 25th Press Freedom Index 29.94 2021 down 9.1% 103rd Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 35.1% 2025 down 41.2% 64th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 5.14 2016 up 34.2% 12th Other people in need of international protection by country or 57,286 2025 down 39.3% 9th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 1.3 2014 down 13.3% 62nd Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 13.70 million 2022 unchanged 35th Homicide rate from firearms 10 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 22.0% 14th Homicides by firearm 446 homicides 2023 down 7.5% 17th Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 78.9% 18th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 45.06 2012 up 49.1% 55th ← Previous Page 3 of 3