Life expectancy at birth, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, female was 69.21 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.21 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
181st
of 217 countries
All-time high
69.21 years
in 2024
All-time low
48.13 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 69.21 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 69.21 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.13 years, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 181st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.13 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.73 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 49.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 50.02 years | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 50.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 51.33 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.99 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 52.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 53.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 54.03 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 54.65 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 55.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 55.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 56.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 56.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 57.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 58.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 58.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 59.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 59.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 59.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 60.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 60.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 60.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 61.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 61.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 61.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 61.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 62.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 62.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 62.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 62.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 62.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 63.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.51 years | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 63.74 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 63.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 63.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 63.84 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 65.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.34 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 68.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.45 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 68.28 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 69.08 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 69.21 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51 years | 48.13 years | 54.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.18 years | 54.65 years | 59.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.29 years | 59.98 years | 62.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.07 years | 62.48 years | 63.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.18 years | 63.8 years | 65.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.15 years | 65.47 years | 68.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.48 years | 67.45 years | 69.21 years | 5 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Papua New Guinea was 69.21 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 69.21 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.13 years in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 181st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.