Coverage of essential health services in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Coverage of essential health services was 32 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services in Papua New Guinea stood at 32. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 32 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 32 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6 | 24 | 26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3 | 26 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.25 | 28 | 32 | 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)
- 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 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 coverage of essential health services in Papua New Guinea?
- Coverage of essential health services in Papua New Guinea was 32 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for coverage of essential health services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Coverage of essential health services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Coverage of essential health services is measured as an index on a scale of 0 to 100 (where higher is better). This index is based on risk-standardized death rates – which give a measure of healthcare access and quality – and whether common interventions are carried out.