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Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 66.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.13 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
202nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.13 years
in 2023
All-time low
35.48 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 66.13 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 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 vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 66.13 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.48 years, in 1951.

That places Papua New Guinea 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year years Change
1950 39.36 years —
1951 35.48 years -9.8%
1952 40.68 years +14.6%
1953 41.34 years +1.6%
1954 41.95 years +1.5%
1955 42.62 years +1.6%
1956 43.26 years +1.5%
1957 43.91 years +1.5%
1958 44.56 years +1.5%
1959 45.14 years +1.3%
1960 45.8 years +1.5%
1961 46.42 years +1.4%
1962 46.71 years +0.6%
1963 47.67 years +2.1%
1964 48.3 years +1.3%
1965 48.93 years +1.3%
1966 49.57 years +1.3%
1967 50.25 years +1.4%
1968 50.88 years +1.3%
1969 51.52 years +1.3%
1970 52.14 years +1.2%
1971 52.59 years +0.9%
1972 53.25 years +1.2%
1973 53.85 years +1.1%
1974 54.44 years +1.1%
1975 54.98 years +1.0%
1976 55.53 years +1.0%
1977 56.05 years +0.9%
1978 56.52 years +0.8%
1979 56.97 years +0.8%
1980 57.39 years +0.7%
1981 57.76 years +0.6%
1982 58.08 years +0.5%
1983 58.29 years +0.4%
1984 58.58 years +0.5%
1985 58.8 years +0.4%
1986 59.02 years +0.4%
1987 59.23 years +0.4%
1988 59.38 years +0.3%
1989 59.6 years +0.4%
1990 59.78 years +0.3%
1991 59.94 years +0.3%
1992 60.26 years +0.5%
1993 60.47 years +0.3%
1994 60.73 years +0.4%
1995 60.93 years +0.3%
1996 61.07 years +0.2%
1997 61.27 years +0.3%
1998 60.44 years -1.4%
1999 61.51 years +1.8%
2000 61.61 years +0.2%
2001 61.65 years +0.1%
2002 61.64 years -0.0%
2003 61.74 years +0.2%
2004 61.8 years +0.1%
2005 61.87 years +0.1%
2006 62.02 years +0.2%
2007 62.21 years +0.3%
2008 62.51 years +0.5%
2009 62.77 years +0.4%
2010 63.06 years +0.5%
2011 63.38 years +0.5%
2012 63.64 years +0.4%
2013 63.93 years +0.5%
2014 64.2 years +0.4%
2015 64.47 years +0.4%
2016 64.7 years +0.4%
2017 64.92 years +0.3%
2018 65.11 years +0.3%
2019 65.33 years +0.3%
2020 65.08 years -0.4%
2021 64.36 years -1.1%
2022 65.27 years +1.4%
2023 66.13 years +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 41.83 years 35.48 years 45.14 years 10
1960s 48.61 years 45.8 years 51.52 years 10
1970s 54.63 years 52.14 years 56.97 years 10
1980s 58.61 years 57.39 years 59.6 years 10
1990s 60.64 years 59.78 years 61.51 years 10
2000s 61.98 years 61.61 years 62.77 years 10
2010s 64.27 years 63.06 years 65.33 years 10
2020s 65.21 years 64.36 years 66.13 years 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 199 Zambia 66.35 years compare
  2. 200 Sudan 66.33 years compare
  3. 201 South Africa 66.14 years compare
  4. 203 Afghanistan 66.03 years compare
  5. 204 Djibouti 65.99 years compare
  6. 205 Gambia 65.86 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 66.13 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 66.13 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 35.48 years in 1951.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.