Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Male life expectancy at birth

Namibia
63.33 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
63.74 years
in 2023
Namibia rank
204th
Papua New Guinea rank
201st

Male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 63.74 years against 63.33 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.41 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 201st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 42.65 years 40.03 years 2.62 years Namibia
1960s 49.38 years 46.81 years 2.57 years Namibia
1970s 54.62 years 52.74 years 1.88 years Namibia
1980s 52.99 years 56.56 years 3.57 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 55.38 years 58.69 years 3.31 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 51.04 years 60.23 years 9.19 years Papua New Guinea
2010s 56.48 years 62.04 years 5.55 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 60.29 years 62.77 years 2.48 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 63.74 years against 63.33 years in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.41 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
Namibia ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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