Food supply vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Food supply vs life expectancy was 66.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
66.13
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
195th
of 229 countries
All-time high
66.13
in 2023
All-time low
35.48
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Food supply vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 66.13 for food supply vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 66.13 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.48, in 1951.
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Food supply vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.36 | — |
| 1951 | 35.48 | -9.8% |
| 1952 | 40.68 | +14.6% |
| 1953 | 41.34 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 41.95 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 42.62 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 43.26 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 43.91 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 44.56 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 45.14 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 45.8 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 46.42 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 46.71 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 47.67 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 48.3 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 48.93 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 49.57 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 50.25 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 50.88 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 51.52 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 52.14 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 52.59 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 53.25 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 53.85 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 54.44 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 54.98 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 55.53 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 56.05 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 56.52 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 56.97 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 57.39 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 57.76 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 58.08 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 58.29 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 58.58 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 58.8 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 59.02 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 59.23 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 59.38 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 59.6 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 59.78 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 59.94 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 60.26 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 60.47 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 60.73 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 60.93 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 61.07 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 61.27 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 60.44 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 61.51 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 61.61 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 61.65 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 61.64 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.74 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 61.8 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 61.87 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.02 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.21 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 62.51 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.77 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.06 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.38 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.64 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.93 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 64.47 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.7 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.92 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.11 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.33 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.08 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 64.36 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.27 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 66.13 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.83 | 35.48 | 45.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.61 | 45.8 | 51.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.63 | 52.14 | 56.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.61 | 57.39 | 59.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.64 | 59.78 | 61.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.98 | 61.61 | 62.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.27 | 63.06 | 65.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.21 | 64.36 | 66.13 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea?
- Food supply vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea was 66.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.13 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.48 in 1951.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for food supply vs life expectancy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs life expectancy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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