ex - expectation of life at age x in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: ex - expectation of life at age x was 65.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
65.49
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
66.67
in 2019
All-time low
63.36
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

ex - expectation of life at age x in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 63.42001: 63.42002: 63.42003: 63.62004: 63.62005: 63.72006: 63.82007: 64.12008: 64.42009: 64.62010: 64.92011: 652012: 65.22013: 65.52014: 65.82015: 662016: 66.22017: 66.42018: 66.52019: 66.72020: 66.32021: 65.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 65.49 for ex - expectation of life at age x in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in Papua New Guinea peaked at 66.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.36, in 2000.

Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

ex - expectation of life at age x in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for ex - expectation of life at age x in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 63.36
2001 63.37 +0.0%
2002 63.43 +0.1%
2003 63.56 +0.2%
2004 63.63 +0.1%
2005 63.69 +0.1%
2006 63.77 +0.1%
2007 64.08 +0.5%
2008 64.35 +0.4%
2009 64.63 +0.4%
2010 64.89 +0.4%
2011 65.03 +0.2%
2012 65.17 +0.2%
2013 65.48 +0.5%
2014 65.75 +0.4%
2015 66 +0.4%
2016 66.19 +0.3%
2017 66.39 +0.3%
2018 66.52 +0.2%
2019 66.67 +0.2%
2020 66.27 -0.6%
2021 65.49 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.79 63.36 64.63 10
2010s 65.81 64.89 66.67 10
2020s 65.88 65.49 66.27 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 141 Yemen 65.76 compare
  2. 142 Micronesia, Federated States of 65.71 compare
  3. 143 Fiji 65.5 compare
  4. 145 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.41 compare
  5. 146 Gabon 65.09 compare
  6. 147 Djibouti 64.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ex - expectation of life at age x in Papua New Guinea?
Ex - expectation of life at age x in Papua New Guinea was 65.49 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 66.67 in 2019.
What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 63.36 in 2000.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
Papua New Guinea ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ex - expectation of life at age x
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
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