IN 2015  a total of 1,332 Panamanians died of diabetes mellitus at a rate of one every  six hours says a report from the Comptroller General.

The document,, reveals that this disease is the third cause of death in the country.Broken  down the statistics show  That 702 women  and 621 men died from diabetes.

Health authorities estimate that in Panama 324,000 people have diabetes, and  half are unaware of their condition.

Some  1,747,440  Panamanian  adults (60%) face problems of overweight or obesity, according to

prepared by the Gorgas Commemorative Institute of Health Studies and the Ministry of Health.