Life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth was 65.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
65.49
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
66.67
in 2019
All-time low
63.36
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 65.49 for life expectancy at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea peaked at 66.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.36, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.79 | 63.36 | 64.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.81 | 64.89 | 66.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.88 | 65.49 | 66.27 | 2 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea was 65.49 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.67 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.36 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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