Life expectancy at different ages in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at different ages was 66.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at different ages in Papua New Guinea, 1946–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 66.13 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Papua New Guinea peaked at 66.13 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.5, in 1946.
Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 1 |
| 1950s | 41.83 | 35.48 | 45.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.61 | 45.8 | 51.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.63 | 52.14 | 56.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.61 | 57.39 | 59.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.64 | 59.78 | 61.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.98 | 61.61 | 62.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.27 | 63.06 | 65.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.21 | 64.36 | 66.13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 97,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 89,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 99,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 90,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 101,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 92,386 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Papua New Guinea?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Papua New Guinea was 66.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.13 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5 in 1946.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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