Sex gap in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.35 years
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.8 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.95 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 5.35 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.8 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.95 years, in 1951.
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.8 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.95 years | -38.5% |
| 1952 | 4.67 years | +58.4% |
| 1953 | 4.61 years | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 4.45 years | -3.5% |
| 1955 | 4.37 years | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 4.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 4.28 years | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 4.13 years | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 4.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 4.08 years | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 4.05 years | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 4.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 4.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 4.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 4.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 4.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 4.33 years | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 4.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 4.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.36 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 4.51 years | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 4.46 years | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 4.42 years | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 4.38 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 4.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 4.39 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 4.47 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 4.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 4.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 4.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.67 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.83 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.79 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.8 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.62 years | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 4.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.53 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.46 years | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.42 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.37 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.22 years | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.77 years | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 4.05 years | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 3.98 years | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.97 years | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.94 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.94 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.87 years | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.82 years | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.97 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.11 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.29 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.55 years | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 4.79 years | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.03 years | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.21 years | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.4 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.44 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.53 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.8 years | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 5.53 years | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.42 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.35 years | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.28 years | 2.95 years | 4.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.19 years | 4.05 years | 4.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.45 years | 4.36 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.73 years | 4.57 years | 4.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.39 years | 3.77 years | 4.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 years | 3.82 years | 4.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 years | 4.29 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 years | 5.35 years | 5.8 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.7486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0574 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea was 5.35 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 years in 1951.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.