Life expectancy at birth, male in Panama
Panama: Life expectancy at birth, male was 76.88 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 76.88 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Panama peaked at 76.88 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.3 years, in 1960.
Panama ranks 56th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.94 years | 59.3 years | 62.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.86 years | 62.72 years | 66.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.72 years | 66.9 years | 68.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69 years | 68.45 years | 70.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.78 years | 70.38 years | 72.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3 years | 73.03 years | 75.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.37 years | 73.1 years | 76.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 53 Northern Mariana Islands 77.28 years compare
- 54 Czechia 77.1 years compare
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 76.99 years compare
- 57 United States 76.5 years compare
- 58 New Caledonia 76.46 years compare
- 59 Croatia 76.1 years compare
More health data for Panama
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 39,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 35,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 37,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 35,627 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 37,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 37,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 35,612 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 8.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 37,738 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Panama?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Panama was 76.88 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 76.88 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3 years in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.