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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Costa Rica). (March 31, 2025). Leading causes of death in Panama in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/718047/panama-leading-causes-of-death/
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Costa Rica). "Leading causes of death in Panama in 2023." Chart. March 31, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718047/panama-leading-causes-of-death/
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Costa Rica). (2025). Leading causes of death in Panama in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718047/panama-leading-causes-of-death/
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Costa Rica). "Leading Causes of Death in Panama in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718047/panama-leading-causes-of-death/
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Leading causes of death in Panama in 2023 [Graph], Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Costa Rica), March 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/718047/panama-leading-causes-of-death/
