Panama sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 79.8 years of life, 54th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Panama, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.8 yrs | 54 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 5.2 /1,000 | 150 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 4.9 /1,000 | 191 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 22.6 yrs | 33 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 50.9 /1,000 | 129 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.8 yrs | 64 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 82.4 men/100 women | 126 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.0 /1,000 | 100 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 37.0 /100k | 103 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 10.9 % | 151 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 3.3 /100k | 147 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 13.9 /100k | 98 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 4.7 L | 89 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 9.4 % | 99 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,558 | 50 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $19,161 | 75 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Panama's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 22nd lowest crude death rate in the world (4.9 /1,000) and the 32nd lowest premature NCD mortality in the world (10.9 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Panama; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.