Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.04 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.04 years
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
209th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.04 years
in 2023
All-time low
4.72 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Papua New Guinea is 6.04 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.72 years, in 1951.
Papua New Guinea ranks 209th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.07 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.72 years | -6.9% |
| 1952 | 5.08 years | +7.6% |
| 1953 | 5.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.07 years | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 5.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 5.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 5.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 5.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 5.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 5.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 5.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 5.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 5.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 5.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.49 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.51 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.59 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.88 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.52 years | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 5.77 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 6.04 years | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.05 years | 4.72 years | 5.1 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.15 years | 5.1 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3 years | 5.24 years | 5.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.45 years | 5.4 years | 5.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.54 years | 5.51 years | 5.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.62 years | 5.58 years | 5.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 years | 5.71 years | 5.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.52 years | 6.04 years | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0293 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Papua New Guinea?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Papua New Guinea was 6.04 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.04 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 years in 1951.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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