Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.1505 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1505
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
44th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4584
in 1951
All-time low
0.1505
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.1505 for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4584 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.1505, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4205 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4584 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4062 | -11.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3992 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 0.393 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.3861 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3791 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.3725 | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3662 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.3596 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3529 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3463 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3426 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3327 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3258 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3189 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.312 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3048 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2981 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2916 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2853 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2797 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2733 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2676 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.262 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2566 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2514 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2463 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2416 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2373 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2332 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2295 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2261 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2237 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2206 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2182 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.216 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2138 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2124 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2102 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2085 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2079 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2049 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2035 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2014 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1997 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1986 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1974 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2071 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1956 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1947 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1941 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1941 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1929 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1922 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1914 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.19 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1886 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1853 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1826 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1795 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1757 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1726 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1693 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1663 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1635 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1613 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1593 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1581 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.156 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.154 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.156 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1531 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1505 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3941 | 0.3596 | 0.4584 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3226 | 0.2916 | 0.3529 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2601 | 0.2373 | 0.2853 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2204 | 0.2102 | 0.2332 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2025 | 0.1956 | 0.2085 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1906 | 0.1826 | 0.1947 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1662 | 0.156 | 0.1795 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1534 | 0.1505 | 0.156 | 4 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Papua New Guinea?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Papua New Guinea was 0.1505 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4584 in 1951.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1505 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.