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Panama - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 79.78

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

79.78 (2024)

Global rank

##55 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1960

1.32×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#71#8519601970198019902000201020202024#79#552021 overtook Cuba2022 overtook Bahrain
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. Panama climbed from #79 to #55 (overtook Cuba). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Panama ↓

Key Events — Panama

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2020
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Cuba in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Bahrain in global rank auto

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202460.2866.7873.2879.78

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