Life expectancy vs. health spending in Panama
Panama: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 79.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Panama stood at 79.59 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Panama peaked at 79.59 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.4 years, in 1950.
That places Panama 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.39 years | 55.4 years | 59.57 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.13 years | 60.28 years | 63.66 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.73 years | 64.07 years | 69.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.28 years | 69.45 years | 70.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.04 years | 71.27 years | 73.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.93 years | 73.44 years | 76.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.45 years | 76.42 years | 78.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.06 years | 76.33 years | 79.59 years | 4 |
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More health data for Panama
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 36,412 (2025)
- Population, female 2.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 38,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 36,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 38,848 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 14.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 39,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 39,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 37,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Panama?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Panama was 79.59 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 79.59 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4 years in 1950.
- How does Panama rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Panama ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.