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Panama
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Panama and Samoa health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Samoa
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Panama Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Samoa SAMOA
      Panama PANAMA   Samoa SAMOA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
     
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
     
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
     
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
     
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    73.2
    78.4
    75.7
    33
    34
    34
     
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
     
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    76.7
    82.1
    79.3
    37
    33
    35
     
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    82.1
    37
    33
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    77.9
    83.2
    37
    32
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.3
    37
    32
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.4
    37
    31
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    78.5
    83.5
    37
    30
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    78.9
    83.6
    37
    29
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.8
    33
    29
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    31
    28
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    80.1
    84.3
    29
    26
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.6
    29
    26
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.9
    29
    23
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.4
    26
    19
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    82.6
    86.0
    24
    15
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.7
    24
    14
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.6
    19
    12
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.8
    11
    11
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.3
    5
    10
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.1
    4
    10
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.54
    159
    189.77
    33
    2. Stroke
    40.58
    138
    118.02
    45
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.93
    85
    39.81
    23
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.54
    103
    82.64
    13
    5. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    24.32
    48
    6. Violence
    17.46
    25
    3.39
    108
    7. Lung Disease
    15.81
    135
    47.54
    19
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.42
    48
    0.00
    177
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.99
    104
    15.42
    93
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.90
    141
    39.32
    68
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    26.40
    20
    12. Hypertension
    10.48
    131
    23.76
    63
    13. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    12.23
    20
    14. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    7.89
    94
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    8.66
    93
    16. Liver Disease
    7.57
    147
    18.98
    94
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.51
    41
    5.11
    112
    18. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    21.56
    44
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    54
    4.28
    81
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.91
    67
    5.15
    83
    21. Other Neoplasms
    5.68
    8
    0.52
    86
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.37
    166
    19.13
    68
    23. Tuberculosis
    5.19
    83
    1.05
    126
    24. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    3.94
    122
    25. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    2.10
    150
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    4.91
    99
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    105
    3.59
    116
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.62
    85
    8.39
    70
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    2.68
    124
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    7.58
    4
    31. Suicide
    2.86
    163
    14.60
    30
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    14.84
    1
    33. Malnutrition
    2.51
    79
    2.76
    74
    34. Skin Disease
    2.50
    38
    2.65
    34
    35. Drownings
    2.44
    91
    7.42
    11
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    2.35
    155
    6.72
    14
    37. Other Injuries
    2.30
    178
    8.08
    85
    38. Falls
    2.01
    172
    6.17
    83
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    3.32
    75
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.55
    101
    1.25
    111
    41. Epilepsy
    1.48
    99
    1.39
    109
    42. Anemia
    1.31
    12
    0.00
    151
    43. Asthma
    1.22
    124
    17.01
    29
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    1.24
    130
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    0.72
    172
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.78
    94
    3.11
    57
    47. Drug Use
    0.75
    136
    0.42
    168
    48. Alcohol
    0.72
    130
    1.39
    90
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    3.56
    38
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.66
    166
    6.92
    34
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Panama PANAMA   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,624
    14.96
    241
    21.56
    2. Stroke
    2,006
    11.43
    148
    13.24
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,106
    6.30
    52
    4.65
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,070
    6.10
    108
    9.66
    5. Lung Disease
    815
    4.65
    57
    5.10
    6. Violence
    730
    4.16
    6
    0.54
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    697
    3.97
    53
    4.74
    8. HIV/AIDS
    653
    3.72
    0
    0.00
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    591
    3.37
    26
    2.33
    10. Hypertension
    510
    2.91
    30
    2.68
    11. Stomach Cancer
    397
    2.26
    16
    1.43
    12. Prostate Cancer
    390
    2.22
    11
    0.98
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    378
    2.15
    18
    1.61
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    352
    2.01
    12
    1.07
    15. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    27
    2.42
    16. Lung Cancers
    303
    1.73
    26
    2.33
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    296
    1.69
    19
    1.70
    18. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.59
    19
    1.70
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    279
    1.59
    6
    0.54
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    1.54
    7
    0.63
    21. Other Neoplasms
    256
    1.46
    1
    0.09
    22. Low Birth Weight
    238
    1.36
    16
    1.43
    23. Tuberculosis
    223
    1.27
    2
    0.18
    24. Lymphomas
    205
    1.17
    6
    0.54
    25. Leukemia
    189
    1.08
    3
    0.27
    26. Cervical Cancer
    185
    1.05
    6
    0.54
    27. Liver Cancer
    182
    1.04
    7
    0.63
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    163
    0.93
    12
    1.07
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.77
    4
    0.36
    30. Skin Disease
    127
    0.72
    3
    0.27
    31. Malnutrition
    122
    0.70
    3
    0.27
    32. Suicide
    121
    0.69
    25
    2.24
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    115
    0.66
    7
    0.63
    34. Drownings
    103
    0.59
    13
    1.16
    35. Other Injuries
    100
    0.57
    13
    1.16
    36. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.54
    5
    0.45
    37. Falls
    92
    0.52
    8
    0.72
    38. Oral Cancer
    78
    0.44
    4
    0.36
    39. Uterin Cancer
    66
    0.38
    5
    0.45
    40. Epilepsy
    66
    0.38
    2
    0.18
    41. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.36
    10
    0.89
    42. Anemia
    63
    0.36
    0
    0.00
    43. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.32
    2
    0.18
    44. Asthma
    56
    0.32
    21
    1.88
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.30
    1
    0.09
    46. Bladder Cancer
    33
    0.19
    5
    0.45
    47. Drug Use
    33
    0.19
    1
    0.09
    48. Maternal Conditions
    32
    0.18
    5
    0.45
    49. Alcohol
    30
    0.17
    2
    0.18
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    30
    0.17
    9
    0.81
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    24.32
    48
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    26.40
    20
    3. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    12.23
    20
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    7.89
    94
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    8.66
    93
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    21.56
    44
    7. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    3.94
    122
    8. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    2.10
    150
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    4.91
    99
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    2.68
    124
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    7.58
    4
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    14.84
    1
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    3.32
    75
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    1.24
    130
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    0.72
    172
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    3.56
    38
    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.