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Panama
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Panama and Nicaragua 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.

Nicaragua
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   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Panama PANAMA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
           
    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
     
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
     
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
     
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
     
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    2000
    73.2
    78.4
    75.7
    33
    34
    34
     
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
     
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2019
    76.7
    82.1
    79.3
    37
    33
    35
     
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    82.1
    37
    33
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    Age 5
    77.9
    83.2
    37
    32
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.3
    37
    32
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.4
    37
    31
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    Age 20
    78.5
    83.5
    37
    30
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    Age 25
    78.9
    83.6
    37
    29
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.8
    33
    29
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    31
    28
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    Age 40
    80.1
    84.3
    29
    26
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.6
    29
    26
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.9
    29
    23
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.4
    26
    19
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    Age 60
    82.6
    86.0
    24
    15
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.7
    24
    14
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.6
    19
    12
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.8
    11
    11
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.3
    5
    10
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.1
    4
    10
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.54
    159
    124.46
    73
    2. Stroke
    40.58
    138
    47.78
    132
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.93
    85
    73.96
    2
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.54
    103
    44.63
    48
    5. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    20.62
    60
    6. Violence
    17.46
    25
    9.50
    55
    7. Lung Disease
    15.81
    135
    33.61
    40
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.42
    48
    2.39
    101
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.99
    104
    18.75
    81
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.90
    141
    20.90
    111
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    10.15
    158
    12. Hypertension
    10.48
    131
    23.51
    64
    13. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    10.11
    45
    14. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    13.48
    64
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    6.63
    125
    16. Liver Disease
    7.57
    147
    24.52
    77
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.51
    41
    6.84
    56
    18. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    5.94
    131
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    54
    3.03
    110
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.91
    67
    2.78
    143
    21. Other Neoplasms
    5.68
    8
    3.94
    22
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.37
    166
    3.05
    173
    23. Tuberculosis
    5.19
    83
    2.20
    107
    24. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    3.32
    140
    25. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    3.91
    74
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    10.93
    25
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    105
    4.70
    91
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.62
    85
    2.06
    105
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    3.88
    86
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    1.51
    139
    31. Suicide
    2.86
    163
    4.66
    146
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    2.18
    169
    33. Malnutrition
    2.51
    79
    2.89
    72
    34. Skin Disease
    2.50
    38
    3.39
    24
    35. Drownings
    2.44
    91
    2.57
    86
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    2.35
    155
    1.49
    168
    37. Other Injuries
    2.30
    178
    6.63
    106
    38. Falls
    2.01
    172
    5.61
    94
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    1.33
    167
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.55
    101
    1.90
    93
    41. Epilepsy
    1.48
    99
    1.29
    115
    42. Anemia
    1.31
    12
    0.57
    20
    43. Asthma
    1.22
    124
    2.14
    114
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    1.27
    128
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    0.90
    161
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.78
    94
    1.27
    79
    47. Drug Use
    0.75
    136
    0.86
    127
    48. Alcohol
    0.72
    130
    5.38
    16
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    0.61
    176
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.66
    166
    1.82
    121
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Panama PANAMA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,624
    14.96
    5,843
    20.44
    2. Stroke
    2,006
    11.43
    2,225
    7.78
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,106
    6.30
    3,533
    12.36
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,070
    6.10
    2,068
    7.23
    5. Lung Disease
    815
    4.65
    1,570
    5.49
    6. Violence
    730
    4.16
    619
    2.17
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    697
    3.97
    1,152
    4.03
    8. HIV/AIDS
    653
    3.72
    139
    0.49
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    591
    3.37
    1,109
    3.88
    10. Hypertension
    510
    2.91
    1,103
    3.86
    11. Stomach Cancer
    397
    2.26
    478
    1.67
    12. Prostate Cancer
    390
    2.22
    386
    1.35
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    378
    2.15
    571
    2.00
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    352
    2.01
    315
    1.10
    15. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    1,203
    4.21
    16. Lung Cancers
    303
    1.73
    274
    0.96
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    296
    1.69
    149
    0.52
    18. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.59
    283
    0.99
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    279
    1.59
    164
    0.57
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    1.54
    139
    0.49
    21. Other Neoplasms
    256
    1.46
    192
    0.67
    22. Low Birth Weight
    238
    1.36
    490
    1.71
    23. Tuberculosis
    223
    1.27
    115
    0.40
    24. Lymphomas
    205
    1.17
    164
    0.57
    25. Leukemia
    189
    1.08
    227
    0.79
    26. Cervical Cancer
    185
    1.05
    374
    1.31
    27. Liver Cancer
    182
    1.04
    509
    1.78
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    163
    0.93
    122
    0.43
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.77
    178
    0.62
    30. Skin Disease
    127
    0.72
    162
    0.57
    31. Malnutrition
    122
    0.70
    163
    0.57
    32. Suicide
    121
    0.69
    285
    1.00
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    115
    0.66
    67
    0.23
    34. Drownings
    103
    0.59
    157
    0.55
    35. Other Injuries
    100
    0.57
    358
    1.25
    36. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.54
    198
    0.69
    37. Falls
    92
    0.52
    276
    0.97
    38. Oral Cancer
    78
    0.44
    64
    0.22
    39. Uterin Cancer
    66
    0.38
    39
    0.14
    40. Epilepsy
    66
    0.38
    74
    0.26
    41. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.36
    61
    0.21
    42. Anemia
    63
    0.36
    28
    0.10
    43. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.32
    59
    0.21
    44. Asthma
    56
    0.32
    105
    0.37
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.30
    42
    0.15
    46. Bladder Cancer
    33
    0.19
    28
    0.10
    47. Drug Use
    33
    0.19
    50
    0.17
    48. Maternal Conditions
    32
    0.18
    88
    0.31
    49. Alcohol
    30
    0.17
    279
    0.98
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    30
    0.17
    85
    0.30
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    20.62
    60
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    10.15
    158
    3. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    10.11
    45
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    13.48
    64
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    6.63
    125
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    5.94
    131
    7. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    3.32
    140
    8. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    3.91
    74
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    10.93
    25
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    3.88
    86
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    1.51
    139
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    2.18
    169
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    1.33
    167
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    1.27
    128
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    0.90
    161
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    0.61
    176
    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.