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Life Expectancy in Panama vs South Africa (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 80.1 years in Panama vs 66.7 in South Africa. Panama is ranked 45/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Panama, the life expectancy is 77.3 years for males and 83 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Panama vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Panama
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 80.1 77.3 83 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 80 77.1 82.8 66.5 63 70
2024 79.8 76.9 82.7 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 79.6 76.7 82.6 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 79.3 76.4 82.3 65.5 61.8 69
2021 77 73.9 80.3 62 59.2 64.8
2020 76.3 73.1 79.8 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 78.5 75.5 81.6 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 78.3 75.2 81.4 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 77.9 75 80.9 65.4 62 68.6
2016 77.8 74.7 80.9 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 77.6 74.6 80.6 64.1 60.8 67
2014 77.4 74.1 80.7 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 77.1 74 80.4 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 76.9 73.6 80.3 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 76.7 73.3 80.2 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 76.4 73 79.9 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 76.2 72.8 79.8 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 75.9 72.7 79.3 56 53.5 58.1
2007 75.7 72.5 79 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 75.4 72.3 78.7 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 75.2 72 78.4 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 74.8 71.8 78.1 54 51.9 55.8
2003 74.6 71.5 77.8 54.2 52 56.3
2002 74.2 71.1 77.4 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 73.8 70.7 77.1 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 73.4 70.4 76.7 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 73.1 70.1 76.4 59.2 56.1 62
1998 72.8 69.6 76.2 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 72.5 69.4 75.9 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 72.2 69 75.7 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 72 68.9 75.4 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 71.9 68.9 75.3 62.1 58.8 66
1993 71.8 68.8 75.1 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 71.5 68.5 74.8 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 71.3 68.5 74.4 63 59.5 67
1990 71.3 68.5 74.3 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 70.1 66.9 73.7 63 59.6 66.8
1988 70.9 68.3 73.8 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 70.8 68.2 73.6 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 70.7 68.1 73.5 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 70.5 68.1 73.2 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 70.4 67.9 73.1 61.8 59 64.9
1983 70.1 67.7 72.8 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 69.9 67.5 72.5 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 69.8 67.4 72.4 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 69.5 67.2 72 60 57.5 62.7
1979 69.1 66.8 71.6 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 68.7 66.5 71.1 59 56.6 61.6
1977 68.3 66.1 70.7 58.5 56.2 61
1976 67.8 65.7 70.1 58 55.8 60.4
1975 67.2 65.3 69.4 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 66.6 64.7 68.6 57.1 55 59.4
1973 65.8 64 67.7 56.7 54.6 59
1972 65.2 63.6 66.9 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 64.7 63.2 66.3 56 53.8 58.4
1970 64.1 62.7 65.5 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 63.7 62.4 65 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 63.2 62 64.6 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 62.9 61.6 64.3 55 52.9 57.2
1966 62.6 61.4 64 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 62.3 61.1 63.7 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 62.1 60.9 63.4 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 61.8 60.6 63.1 53.9 52 56
1962 61.4 60.3 62.7 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 60.9 59.8 62.1 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 60.3 59.3 61.3 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 59.6 58.6 60.7 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 58.9 57.9 60.1 51.1 49.5 53
1957 58.3 57.2 59.5 50.2 48.6 52
1956 57.9 56.7 59.2 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 57.5 56.2 58.9 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 57.2 56.1 58.6 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 56.8 55.6 58.3 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 56.4 55.2 57.7 45 44 46.2
1951 55.9 54.8 57.2 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 55.4 54.4 56.6 43.1 42.2 44.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 66.7 years in Panama and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 17 healthy years in Panama and 11.3 in South Africa.

Panama vs South Africa life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Panama and South Africa, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
52.1 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
82.1 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
85.0 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Panama South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 98.4% 99.2% 93.6% 95.5%
50 96.0% 97.7% 83.6% 88.9%
60 91.0% 94.7% 68.1% 79.2%
65 86.8% 92.1% 58.1% 72.5%
70 80.4% 88.0% 46.7% 63.7%
75 71.0% 81.9% 35.1% 53.0%
80 57.9% 72.7% 24.0% 40.5%
85 41.0% 58.8% 14.9% 27.9%
90 21.5% 38.3% 7.8% 16.1%
95 7.0% 17.2% 3.3% 7.3%
100 1.1% 4.5% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Panama
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Panama South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.3 101.9 102.4 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 101.5 101.1 101.6 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100.7 100.3 100.8 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.9 99.4 100 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 99.1 98.6 99.3 100 99.9 100
95 98.3 97.8 98.6 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 97.6 97 97.9 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 96.9 96.3 97.2 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 96.2 95.5 96.5 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 95.4 94.8 95.8 96.1 96 96.2
90 94.8 94 95.1 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 94.1 93.4 94.5 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 93.5 92.7 94 94 93.7 94.1
87 92.9 92.1 93.5 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 92.4 91.5 93 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 91.9 90.9 92.5 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 91.4 90.4 92.1 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 91 89.9 91.7 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 90.5 89.4 91.3 90 89.4 90.3
81 90.1 88.9 91 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 89.7 88.5 90.6 88.8 88 89.1
79 89.3 88.1 90.3 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 89 87.6 90 87.5 86.7 88
77 88.6 87.2 89.7 86.9 86 87.4
76 88.3 86.9 89.4 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 88 86.5 89.2 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 87.6 86.1 88.9 85.2 84 85.9
73 87.4 85.8 88.7 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 87.1 85.5 88.5 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 86.8 85.2 88.2 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 86.5 84.9 88 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 86.3 84.6 87.8 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 86.1 84.3 87.6 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 85.8 84.1 87.5 81.6 80 82.8
66 85.6 83.8 87.3 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 85.4 83.6 87.1 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 85.3 83.4 87 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 85.1 83.2 86.8 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 84.9 83 86.7 79.4 77.4 81
61 84.8 82.8 86.6 79 76.9 80.7
60 84.6 82.6 86.4 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 84.5 82.5 86.3 78.3 76 80.1
58 84.3 82.3 86.2 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 84.2 82.1 86.1 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 84 82 86 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 83.9 81.8 85.9 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 83.8 81.7 85.8 76.5 74 78.7
53 83.7 81.6 85.7 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 83.6 81.5 85.7 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 83.5 81.3 85.6 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 83.4 81.2 85.5 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 83.3 81.1 85.4 75 72.2 77.4
48 83.2 81 85.4 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 83.2 80.9 85.3 74.4 71.6 77
46 83.1 80.8 85.2 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 83 80.7 85.2 73.9 71 76.5
44 82.9 80.7 85.1 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 82.9 80.6 85.1 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 82.8 80.5 85 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 82.7 80.4 85 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 82.7 80.4 84.9 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 82.6 80.3 84.9 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 82.5 80.2 84.8 72.2 69.2 75
37 82.5 80.2 84.8 72 68.9 74.8
36 82.4 80.1 84.7 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 82.4 80 84.7 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 82.3 79.9 84.7 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 82.3 79.9 84.6 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 82.2 79.8 84.6 71 67.9 73.9
31 82.1 79.7 84.5 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 82.1 79.6 84.5 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 82 79.5 84.5 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 82 79.5 84.4 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 81.9 79.4 84.4 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 81.8 79.3 84.4 70 66.8 73.1
25 81.8 79.2 84.3 69.9 66.6 73
24 81.7 79.1 84.3 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 81.7 79 84.3 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 81.6 78.9 84.3 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 81.6 78.9 84.2 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 81.5 78.8 84.2 69.3 66 72.6
19 81.5 78.7 84.2 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 81.4 78.7 84.2 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 81.4 78.6 84.1 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 81.3 78.6 84.1 69 65.7 72.3
15 81.3 78.5 84.1 69 65.6 72.3
14 81.3 78.5 84.1 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 81.3 78.5 84 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 81.2 78.5 84 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 81.2 78.5 84 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 81.2 78.4 84 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 81.2 78.4 84 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 81.2 78.4 84 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 81.2 78.4 84 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 81.2 78.4 84 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 81.1 78.4 83.9 68.7 65.3 72
4 81.1 78.3 83.9 68.6 65.2 72
3 81.1 78.3 83.9 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 81 78.2 83.8 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 80.9 78.1 83.7 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 80.1 77.3 83 66.7 63.1 70.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Panama can expect to live to 82.1 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 85.4 and 80.7 at 65, and to 89.7 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 80.1 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Panama and South Africa.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Panama
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Panama South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 2.77% 1.1% 4.38% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 3.92% 1.69% 6.08% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 5.38% 2.51% 8.17% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 7.19% 3.59% 10.7% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 9.36% 4.99% 13.6% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 11.8% 6.71% 16.8% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 14.6% 8.77% 20.3% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 17.7% 11.2% 24.1% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 21.3% 14% 28.4% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 25.1% 17.3% 32.9% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 29.2% 20.8% 37.5% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 33.3% 24.4% 42% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 37.3% 28.3% 46.3% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 41.2% 32.1% 50.4% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 45% 35.8% 54.1% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 48.6% 39.5% 57.6% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 51.9% 43.1% 60.8% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 55.1% 46.5% 63.7% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 58.1% 49.8% 66.4% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 60.9% 52.9% 68.9% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 63.5% 55.9% 71.2% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 66% 58.7% 73.3% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 68.3% 61.3% 75.3% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 70.4% 63.9% 77.1% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 72.4% 66.2% 78.7% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 74.3% 68.5% 80.2% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 76% 70.6% 81.6% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 77.7% 72.5% 82.9% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 79.2% 74.4% 84.1% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 80.6% 76.1% 85.2% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 81.9% 77.6% 86.2% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 83.1% 79.1% 87.2% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 84.2% 80.4% 88% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 85.2% 81.6% 88.8% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 86.1% 82.7% 89.6% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 86.9% 83.7% 90.2% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 87.7% 84.7% 90.8% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 88.4% 85.5% 91.4% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 89.1% 86.3% 91.9% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 89.7% 87.1% 92.4% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 90.3% 87.8% 92.8% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 90.8% 88.5% 93.2% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 91.3% 89.1% 93.6% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 91.8% 89.7% 94% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 92.2% 90.2% 94.3% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 92.6% 90.7% 94.6% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 93% 91.2% 94.8% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 93.3% 91.6% 95.1% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 93.6% 91.9% 95.3% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 93.9% 92.3% 95.5% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 94.1% 92.6% 95.7% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 94.4% 92.9% 95.9% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 94.6% 93.2% 96.1% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 94.9% 93.5% 96.3% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 95.1% 93.7% 96.4% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 95.3% 94% 96.6% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 95.4% 94.2% 96.7% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 95.6% 94.4% 96.8% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 95.8% 94.6% 97% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 95.9% 94.8% 97.1% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 96% 94.9% 97.2% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 96.2% 95.1% 97.3% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 96.3% 95.3% 97.4% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 96.4% 95.4% 97.5% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 96.5% 95.6% 97.6% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 96.7% 95.7% 97.6% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 96.8% 95.9% 97.7% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 96.9% 96% 97.8% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 97% 96.2% 97.8% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 97.1% 96.3% 97.9% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 97.2% 96.5% 98% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 97.3% 96.7% 98% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 97.4% 96.8% 98.1% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 97.6% 97% 98.2% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 97.7% 97.1% 98.2% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 97.8% 97.3% 98.3% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 97.9% 97.4% 98.3% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 98% 97.6% 98.4% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 98.1% 97.7% 98.4% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 98.2% 97.9% 98.5% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 98.2% 98% 98.5% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 98.3% 98.1% 98.5% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 98.4% 98.2% 98.6% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 98.4% 98.3% 98.6% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 98.5% 98.4% 98.6% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 98.5% 98.4% 98.7% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 98.6% 98.5% 98.8% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 98.8% 98.8% 98.9% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 98.9% 98.8% 99% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 99% 99% 99.1% 97.8% 97.6% 98.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 90.3% of newborns in Panama and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 81.9% and 51.6% past 70, 63.5% and 30.2% past 80, and only 29.2% and 11.3% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Panama
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Panama South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 31.4% 37.1% 30% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 29.4% 34.8% 27.9% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 27.1% 32.5% 25.6% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 25.2% 30.3% 23.5% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 23.1% 28% 21.4% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 20.9% 25.6% 19.1% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 19% 23.5% 17.2% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 17.6% 21.7% 15.9% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 16.6% 20.2% 14.9% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 15.4% 18.7% 13.8% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 13.8% 16.8% 12.2% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 12.3% 15.1% 10.7% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 10.9% 13.5% 9.33% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 9.51% 11.9% 8.01% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 8.34% 10.5% 6.92% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 7.35% 9.32% 6.02% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 6.49% 8.26% 5.26% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 5.76% 7.35% 4.62% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 5.14% 6.57% 4.08% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 4.6% 5.89% 3.62% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 4.13% 5.3% 3.22% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 3.72% 4.79% 2.88% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 3.37% 4.35% 2.58% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 3.05% 3.95% 2.32% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 2.77% 3.59% 2.09% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 2.52% 3.26% 1.89% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 2.29% 2.97% 1.71% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 2.09% 2.7% 1.56% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 1.91% 2.46% 1.42% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 1.74% 2.23% 1.3% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 1.58% 2.02% 1.19% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 1.44% 1.83% 1.08% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 1.31% 1.66% 0.99% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 1.18% 1.49% 0.9% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 1.07% 1.34% 0.81% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 0.97% 1.21% 0.74% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 0.88% 1.1% 0.67% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 0.8% 1.01% 0.61% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 0.74% 0.93% 0.56% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 0.69% 0.87% 0.51% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 0.64% 0.81% 0.48% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 0.59% 0.76% 0.44% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 0.55% 0.7% 0.4% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 0.51% 0.65% 0.37% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 0.47% 0.59% 0.34% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 0.42% 0.54% 0.31% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 0.39% 0.49% 0.28% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 0.35% 0.44% 0.26% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.32% 0.41% 0.24% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.3% 0.38% 0.22% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.28% 0.35% 0.21% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.26% 0.33% 0.2% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.25% 0.31% 0.19% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.23% 0.29% 0.17% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.22% 0.27% 0.16% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.2% 0.25% 0.15% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.19% 0.23% 0.14% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.18% 0.22% 0.13% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.16% 0.2% 0.13% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.15% 0.19% 0.12% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.14% 0.18% 0.11% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.14% 0.17% 0.1% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.13% 0.16% 0.1% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.13% 0.16% 0.09% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.12% 0.16% 0.09% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.11% 0.16% 0.06% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.11% 0.16% 0.06% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.11% 0.16% 0.06% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.11% 0.16% 0.06% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.11% 0.16% 0.05% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.11% 0.16% 0.05% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.09% 0.13% 0.04% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.08% 0.11% 0.04% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 0.97% 1.04% 0.9% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/panama/south-africa | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Panama compared to South Africa, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.97% in the birth year in Panama and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.12% vs 0.44% at age 30, 0.64% vs 2.08% at 60, and 4.13% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Panama vs South Africa

Panama
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Panama South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 808 268.8 1,329 359 204.6 501
99 1,152 590 1,698 475 280.8 655
98 1,461 814 2,091 572 340 787
97 1,809 1,088 2,514 677 406 928
96 2,165 1,399 2,917 789 478 1,077
95 2,473 1,719 3,217 909 558 1,236
94 2,781 2,061 3,499 1,031 642 1,393
93 3,127 2,431 3,828 1,148 729 1,540
92 3,528 2,837 4,230 1,257 818 1,670
91 3,881 3,222 4,554 1,363 912 1,794
90 4,034 3,495 4,588 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 4,088 3,690 4,499 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 4,059 3,806 4,323 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 3,924 3,821 4,038 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 3,753 3,773 3,743 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 3,569 3,684 3,465 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 3,372 3,561 3,195 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 3,174 3,419 2,942 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 2,985 3,271 2,713 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 2,800 3,117 2,497 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 2,622 2,962 2,294 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 2,456 2,813 2,111 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,299 2,666 1,940 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,148 2,521 1,784 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,005 2,376 1,642 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 1,871 2,233 1,512 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 1,744 2,095 1,397 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 1,625 1,960 1,292 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 1,511 1,827 1,195 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 1,402 1,697 1,106 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 1,297 1,570 1,022 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 1,197 1,449 944 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,101 1,331 869 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,008 1,218 796 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 920 1,112 728 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 841 1,016 664 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 771 933 608 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 711 863 558 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 660 804 514 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 615 755 476 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 576 711 441 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 540 670 409 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 504 627 379 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 467 582 350 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 429 535 321 1,242 1,519 978
55 392 489 294.3 1,190 1,459 929
54 358 445 269.7 1,137 1,397 881
53 328 407 248.1 1,085 1,337 835
52 303 375 229.6 1,037 1,279 795
51 281.7 348 213.9 994 1,223 760
50 264.1 326 200.6 954 1,171 731
49 248.6 307 188.8 918 1,120 707
48 234.4 289.2 178 883 1,071 686
47 220.5 271.8 167.6 850 1,022 668
46 206.7 254.5 157.4 818 974 652
45 193.1 237.3 147.5 786 928 635
44 179.9 220.4 138.1 755 884 619
43 167.6 204.7 129.4 724 842 601
42 156.6 190.6 121.5 695 804 581
41 147 178.5 114.4 667 770 560
40 138.8 168.7 107.8 639 738 538
39 131.9 161.3 101.4 613 708 515
38 126.2 156.1 95.2 587 680 492
37 121.6 153 89 562 653 470
36 118 151.6 83.2 538 626 449
35 115.5 151.8 77.9 515 600 429
34 113.9 153 73.4 493 575 410
33 113.1 154.9 69.8 471 551 392
32 112.7 156.7 67.2 450 527 374
31 112.5 157.9 65.3 429 504 355
30 112.2 158.6 64 408 481 335
29 111.8 158.9 62.9 386 458 314
28 111.1 159 61.3 363 434 291.3
27 110 158.9 59 339 410 266.7
26 108.3 158.5 56 314 384 241.5
25 106.2 157.5 52.6 289.1 358 217.1
24 103.5 155.3 49.3 264.7 331 195.1
23 100.1 151.2 46.5 241.4 304 176
22 95.7 144.9 44.2 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 90.3 136 42.4 198.1 249 145.6
20 83.9 124.8 41 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 76.6 111.8 39.6 158 194.2 121.2
18 68.3 97.2 38.1 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 59.5 81.9 36 119.5 142.6 96
16 50.5 67 33.2 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 42.1 53.8 29.9 85 99.4 70.2
14 34.8 42.9 26.3 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 28.8 34.3 22.9 58.9 68.7 49
12 24 27.8 20 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 20.5 23.1 17.7 43 50.5 35.3
10 18.1 20 16.2 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 16.9 18.3 15.4 37 43.9 30
8 16.8 18 15.5 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 18 19.2 16.8 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 21 22.4 19.6 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 26.5 28.3 24.7 67.2 79 55.4
4 35.6 38.2 32.9 95.3 110.3 80
3 49.8 54 45.5 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 72.3 79.2 65 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 107 118.7 94.7 343 375 310
0 973 1,043 898 2,192 2,441 1,934

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/panama/south-africa | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Panama, the most common age of death is 89, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 84.6 in Panama and 70.8 in South Africa, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Panama and South Africa more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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