HEALTH PROFILE: Panama
Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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PANAMA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||
Male | Female | M | F | |
At Birth |
76.7
|
82.1
|
37
|
33
|
Age 5 |
77.9
|
83.2
|
37
|
32
|
Age 10 |
78.0
|
83.3
|
37
|
32
|
Age 15 |
78.1
|
83.4
|
37
|
31
|
Age 20 |
78.5
|
83.5
|
37
|
30
|
Age 25 |
78.9
|
83.6
|
37
|
29
|
Age 30 |
79.4
|
83.8
|
33
|
29
|
Age 35 |
79.7
|
84.1
|
31
|
28
|
Age 40 |
80.1
|
84.3
|
29
|
26
|
Age 45 |
80.5
|
84.6
|
29
|
26
|
Age 50 |
81.0
|
84.9
|
29
|
23
|
Age 55 |
81.7
|
85.4
|
26
|
19
|
Age 60 |
82.6
|
86.0
|
24
|
15
|
Age 65 |
83.7
|
86.7
|
24
|
14
|
Age 70 |
85.1
|
87.6
|
19
|
12
|
Age 75 |
87.0
|
88.8
|
11
|
11
|
Age 80 |
89.1
|
90.3
|
5
|
10
|
Age 85 |
91.7
|
92.1
|
4
|
10
|
PANAMA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | |
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
53.54
|
159
|
2. | Stroke |
40.58
|
138
|
3. | Kidney Disease |
23.93
|
85
|
4. | Diabetes Mellitus |
23.54
|
103
|
5. | Prostate Cancer |
18.10
|
75
|
6. | Violence |
17.46
|
25
|
7. | Lung Disease |
15.81
|
135
|
8. | HIV/AIDS |
15.42
|
48
|
9. | Road Traffic Accidents |
13.99
|
104
|
10. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
13.90
|
141
|
11. | Breast Cancer |
12.10
|
139
|
12. | Hypertension |
10.48
|
131
|
13. | Stomach Cancer |
9.06
|
52
|
14. | Cervical Cancer |
8.37
|
92
|
15. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
7.95
|
104
|
16. | Liver Disease |
7.57
|
147
|
17. | Congenital Anomalies |
7.51
|
41
|
18. | Lung Cancers |
6.93
|
121
|
19. | Endocrine Disorders |
5.93
|
54
|
20. | Inflammatory/Heart |
5.91
|
67
|
21. | Other Neoplasms |
5.68
|
8
|
22. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
5.37
|
166
|
23. | Tuberculosis |
5.19
|
83
|
24. | Lymphomas |
4.74
|
88
|
25. | Leukemia |
4.35
|
55
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | |
26. | Liver Cancer |
4.09
|
125
|
27. | Low Birth Weight |
4.04
|
105
|
28. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
3.62
|
85
|
29. | Pancreas Cancer |
3.08
|
109
|
30. | Uterin Cancer |
2.90
|
64
|
31. | Suicide |
2.86
|
163
|
32. | Ovary Cancer |
2.79
|
151
|
33. | Malnutrition |
2.51
|
79
|
34. | Skin Disease |
2.50
|
38
|
35. | Drownings |
2.44
|
91
|
36. | Parkinson's Disease |
2.35
|
155
|
37. | Other Injuries |
2.30
|
178
|
38. | Falls |
2.01
|
172
|
39. | Oral Cancer |
1.78
|
145
|
40. | Birth Trauma |
1.55
|
101
|
41. | Epilepsy |
1.48
|
99
|
42. | Anemia |
1.31
|
12
|
43. | Asthma |
1.22
|
124
|
44. | Skin Cancers |
1.20
|
131
|
45. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.19
|
145
|
46. | Maternal Conditions |
0.78
|
94
|
47. | Drug Use |
0.75
|
136
|
48. | Alcohol |
0.72
|
130
|
49. | Bladder Cancer |
0.70
|
171
|
50. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
0.66
|
166
|
PANAMA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
Deaths | % | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
2,624
|
14.96
|
2. | Stroke |
2,006
|
11.43
|
3. | Kidney Disease |
1,106
|
6.30
|
4. | Diabetes Mellitus |
1,070
|
6.10
|
5. | Lung Disease |
815
|
4.65
|
6. | Violence |
730
|
4.16
|
7. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
697
|
3.97
|
8. | HIV/AIDS |
653
|
3.72
|
9. | Road Traffic Accidents |
591
|
3.37
|
10. | Hypertension |
510
|
2.91
|
11. | Stomach Cancer |
397
|
2.26
|
12. | Prostate Cancer |
390
|
2.22
|
13. | Congenital Anomalies |
378
|
2.15
|
14. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
352
|
2.01
|
15. | Liver Disease |
325
|
1.85
|
16. | Lung Cancers |
303
|
1.73
|
17. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
296
|
1.69
|
18. | Breast Cancer |
279
|
1.59
|
19. | Endocrine Disorders |
279
|
1.59
|
20. | Inflammatory/Heart |
270
|
1.54
|
21. | Other Neoplasms |
256
|
1.46
|
22. | Low Birth Weight |
238
|
1.36
|
23. | Tuberculosis |
223
|
1.27
|
24. | Lymphomas |
205
|
1.17
|
25. | Leukemia |
189
|
1.08
|
Deaths | % | ||
26. | Cervical Cancer |
185
|
1.05
|
27. | Liver Cancer |
182
|
1.04
|
28. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
163
|
0.93
|
29. | Pancreas Cancer |
135
|
0.77
|
30. | Skin Disease |
127
|
0.72
|
31. | Malnutrition |
122
|
0.70
|
32. | Suicide |
121
|
0.69
|
33. | Parkinson's Disease |
115
|
0.66
|
34. | Drownings |
103
|
0.59
|
35. | Other Injuries |
100
|
0.57
|
36. | Birth Trauma |
94
|
0.54
|
37. | Falls |
92
|
0.52
|
38. | Oral Cancer |
78
|
0.44
|
39. | Epilepsy |
66
|
0.38
|
40. | Uterin Cancer |
66
|
0.38
|
41. | Ovary Cancer |
64
|
0.36
|
42. | Anemia |
63
|
0.36
|
43. | Asthma |
56
|
0.32
|
44. | Skin Cancers |
56
|
0.32
|
45. | Oesophagus Cancer |
52
|
0.30
|
46. | Bladder Cancer |
33
|
0.19
|
47. | Drug Use |
33
|
0.19
|
48. | Maternal Conditions |
32
|
0.18
|
49. | Alcohol |
30
|
0.17
|
50. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
30
|
0.17
|
PANAMA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Prostate Cancer |
18.10
|
75
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
12.10
|
139
|
3. | Stomach Cancer |
9.06
|
52
|
4. | Cervical Cancer |
8.37
|
92
|
5. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
7.95
|
104
|
6. | Lung Cancers |
6.93
|
121
|
7. | Lymphomas |
4.74
|
88
|
8. | Leukemia |
4.35
|
55
|
Rate | World Rank | ||
9. | Liver Cancer |
4.09
|
125
|
10. | Pancreas Cancer |
3.08
|
109
|
11. | Uterin Cancer |
2.90
|
64
|
12. | Ovary Cancer |
2.79
|
151
|
13. | Oral Cancer |
1.78
|
145
|
14. | Skin Cancers |
1.20
|
131
|
15. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.19
|
145
|
16. | Bladder Cancer |
0.70
|
171
|
PANAMA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
GOOD
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS | |
Total | Rank |
7.8
|
66
|
SMOKING % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
8.0
|
2.3
|
160
|
125
|
OBESITY % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
17.8
|
27.6
|
92
|
58
|
HAPPINESS SCORE | |
Total | Rank |
6.31
|
35
|
PANAMA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||||
Male | Female | All | M | F | All | |
1960 |
59.9
|
62.0
|
60.9
|
58
|
61
|
60
|
1970 |
64.2
|
67.0
|
65.6
|
52
|
60
|
57
|
1980 |
67.8
|
72.4
|
70.1
|
37
|
54
|
47
|
1990 |
69.8
|
75.2
|
72.5
|
40
|
46
|
39
|
2000 |
73.2
|
78.4
|
75.7
|
33
|
34
|
34
|
2010 |
73.5
|
79.8
|
76.5
|
43
|
37
|
38
|
2019 |
76.7
|
82.1
|
79.3
|
37
|
33
|
35
|
PANAMA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
Value | World Rank | |
Population Total |
3.929m
|
127
|
Sex Ratio M / F |
1.01
|
47
|
Population 0-14 |
25.6%
|
95
|
Population 15-64 |
65.4%
|
90
|
Population 65 + |
9.0%
|
75
|
Birth Rate / 1000 |
17.99
|
79
|
Death Rate / 1000 |
6.11
|
133
|
Fertility Rate |
2.21
|
82
|
Infant Mortality |
11.25
|
121
|
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F |
1.04
|
135
|
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F |
1.04
|
109
|
Value | World Rank | |
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F |
1.02
|
56
|
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F |
0.84
|
66
|
Net Migration |
-0.11
|
80
|
Population Growth |
1.16%
|
77
|
Literacy Total |
95.7%
|
85
|
Literacy Male |
98.8%
|
43
|
Literacy Female |
95.4%
|
61
|
Unemployment |
6.1%
|
101
|
Life Expectancy / Birth |
79.3
|
35
|
Healthy Life Expectancy |
68.7
|
38
|
GDP per Capita USD |
$25,400
|
53
|
COVID-19 REPORT
CASES | DEATHS |
1,059,893
|
8,727
|
4/1/24
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR
A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Panama causes.
COVID-19 CASE CHART
CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
COVID-19 DEATH CHART
CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.