Poverty vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Poverty vs life expectancy was 66.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea stood at 66.13. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 66.13 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.48, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,410 (2025)
- Population, male 51.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 116,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 124,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 115,165 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Papua New Guinea was 66.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.13 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.48 in 1951.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy 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 Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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