What is life expectancy in Panama?

Life expectancy in Panama was 79.59 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Panama?

The highest recorded value was 79.59 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 36 years in 1930.

How does Panama rank for life expectancy?

Panama ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Panama

Name: Life expectancy in Panama
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Panama: Life expectancy was 79.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

79.59 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

61st

of 236 countries

All-time high

79.59 years

in 2023

All-time low

36 years

in 1930

Years of data

1930–2023

Life expectancy in Panama, 1930–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Panama stood at 79.59 years. That is the highest value across all 76 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 in Panama peaked at 79.59 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36 years, in 1930.

Panama ranks 61st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1930s	36 years	36 years	36 years	1
1940s	42 years	42 years	42 years	1
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

Countries ranked near Panama

58 Czechia 79.83 years compare
59 Jersey 79.71 years compare
60 Albania 79.6 years compare
62 Anguilla 79.31 years compare
63 United States 79.3 years compare
64 Falkland Islands 79.21 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Panama

Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 36,412 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 51.9% (2025)
Population, female 2.29 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 37,686 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 36,131 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 38,001 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 38,308 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 38,848 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 36,673 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 37.3% (2025)

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Panama?: Life expectancy in Panama was 79.59 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 79.59 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 36 years in 1930.
How does Panama rank for life expectancy?: Panama ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.