Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Healthy life expectancy

Papua New Guinea
57.48 Years
in 2021
Uganda
57.22 Years
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
141st
Uganda rank
144th

Healthy life expectancy over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
0204060200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 57.48 Years against 57.22 Years in Uganda, a difference of 0.26 Years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 141st and Uganda ranks 144th of 185 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 56.01 Years 46.77 Years 9.23 Years Papua New Guinea
2010s 57.75 Years 55.2 Years 2.55 Years Papua New Guinea
2020s 57.85 Years 57.46 Years 0.3951 Years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Papua New Guinea, at 57.48 Years against 57.22 Years in Uganda as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
0.26 Years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for healthy life expectancy?
Papua New Guinea ranks 141st and Uganda ranks 144th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy
Unit
Years
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.