Inequality in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.2024 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2611 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2024, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2611 | — |
| 2011 | 0.256 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2515 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2482 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2432 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2384 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2351 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.23 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2272 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2216 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2151 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2122 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2071 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2024 | -2.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2024 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1989, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2024 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1177, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2412 | 0.2216 | 0.2611 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2092 | 0.2024 | 0.2151 | 4 |
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 inequality in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea was 0.2024 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2611 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2024 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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