Survival to age 65, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Survival to age 65, female was 72.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 72.2%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 72.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 179th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.9% | — |
| 1961 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 43.3% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 46.1% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 48.1% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 49.0% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 49.9% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 51.7% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 56.0% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 59.4% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 60.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 72.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 72.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.7% | 40.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 49.9% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.2% | 58.2% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 61.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 63.4% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 66.0% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 68.4% | 72.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Survival to age 65, female in Papua New Guinea was 72.2% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 179th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.