Cayman Islands vs Panama: Life expectancy by sex
Cayman Islands
82.87 years
in 2023
Panama
82.56 years
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
53rd
Panama rank
57th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Cayman Islands
- Panama
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 82.87 years against 82.56 years in Panama, a difference of 0.31 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.16 years | 58.68 years | 0.5162 years | Panama |
| 1960s | 63.7 years | 63.42 years | 0.2795 years | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 68.94 years | 68.8 years | 0.1317 years | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 73.81 years | 73.06 years | 0.7498 years | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 76.34 years | 75.35 years | 0.9906 years | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 77.61 years | 78.23 years | 0.6133 years | Panama |
| 2010s | 80.34 years | 80.68 years | 0.3465 years | Panama |
| 2020s | 82.28 years | 81.24 years | 1.04 years | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Cayman Islands or Panama?
- Cayman Islands, at 82.87 years against 82.56 years in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Cayman Islands and Panama?
- 0.31 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Panama rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Cayman Islands ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 57th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.