Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Panama

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Panama was 79.59 years. A difference of +0.27 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Panama were 76.65 years and 82.56 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Panama for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Panama (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Panama (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 60.28 59.3 61.33
1961 60.91 59.84 62.08
1962 61.43 60.29 62.65
1963 61.81 60.64 63.08
1964 62.1 60.88 63.43
1965 62.34 61.06 63.73
1966 62.63 61.37 64.01
1967 62.89 61.63 64.26
1968 63.24 62 64.59
1969 63.66 62.39 65.04
1970 64.07 62.72 65.54
1971 64.67 63.18 66.31
1972 65.18 63.62 66.92
1973 65.78 64.04 67.72
1974 66.55 64.75 68.55
1975 67.24 65.27 69.45
1976 67.79 65.69 70.13
1977 68.25 66.06 70.69
1978 68.69 66.47 71.14
1979 69.09 66.81 71.59
1980 69.45 67.16 71.96
1981 69.79 67.39 72.42
1982 69.9 67.52 72.5
1983 70.13 67.68 72.81
1984 70.4 67.92 73.1
1985 70.54 68.06 73.24
1986 70.67 68.09 73.47
1987 70.81 68.24 73.6
1988 70.94 68.3 73.82
1989 70.14 66.9 73.72
1990 71.27 68.46 74.31
1991 71.33 68.47 74.44
1992 71.46 68.45 74.76
1993 71.81 68.78 75.11
1994 71.94 68.86 75.3
1995 71.99 68.89 75.39
1996 72.2 69.02 75.67
1997 72.54 69.39 75.94
1998 72.79 69.64 76.17
1999 73.12 70.08 76.37
2000 73.44 70.38 76.7
2001 73.82 70.75 77.07
2002 74.19 71.14 77.4
2003 74.57 71.5 77.78
2004 74.85 71.77 78.05
2005 75.16 72.05 78.4
2006 75.43 72.25 78.73
2007 75.68 72.46 79.02
2008 75.94 72.65 79.35
2009 76.23 72.84 79.76
2010 76.42 73.03 79.93
2011 76.66 73.27 80.18
2012 76.88 73.56 80.31
2013 77.13 73.97 80.36
2014 77.36 74.12 80.69
2015 77.58 74.62 80.61
2016 77.77 74.73 80.91
2017 77.9 75.01 80.87
2018 78.27 75.2 81.41
2019 78.51 75.53 81.57
2020 76.33 73.1 79.82
2021 77 73.87 80.26
2022 79.32 76.36 82.31
2023 79.59 76.65 82.56