Life expectancy for both sexes rose 0.117% to 78.4 years in Panama in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for both sexes in Panama reached an all time high of 78.4 years in 2022 and an all time low of 56.8 years in 1955. When compared to Panama's main peers, life expectancy for both sexes in Colombia amounted to 74.8 years, 80.8 years in Costa Rica, 74.9 years in Honduras and 76.1 years in Nicaragua in 2022.
Panama has been ranked 40th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for both sexes, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Belize | years | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 81.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | years | 80.0 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 80.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | years | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.6 | 79.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | years | 84.0 | 84.1 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | years | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | years | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | years | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 81.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | years | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | years | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.9 | 82.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | years | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | years | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | years | 78.7 | 78.9 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.3 |
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