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HEALTH PROFILE: Panama

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Panama PANAMA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Panama
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Panama 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
    3/1/24
    Panama COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Panama causes.

     
     
    Panama COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Panama 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.