Healthy life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 57.48 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea is 57.48, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 58.47 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.57, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 141st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.57 | — |
| 2001 | 55.61 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 55.69 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.81 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 55.88 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 55.95 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 56.03 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 56.28 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.51 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 56.73 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.94 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 57.08 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.21 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.48 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 57.72 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 57.94 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.09 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.25 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.34 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.47 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.22 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.48 | -1.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 57.48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.22, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 57.48 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.44, 94% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.01 | 55.57 | 56.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.75 | 56.94 | 58.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.85 | 57.48 | 58.22 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea was 57.48 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 58.47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.57 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 141st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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