Health in Papua New Guinea 1,134 indicators covering health for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality from ncds sdgs 28.5 2021 down 3.7% 14th Mortality from ncds gender 28.4 2021 down 3.7% 33rd Healthy life expectancy at birth 57.48 2021 up 0.7% 141st Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 — 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 4.83 2021 up 2.1% 107th Nurses and midwives 0.508 per 1,000 people 2021 up 6.5% 178th Share of women among the population living with hiv 62.04 2024 up 6.9% 33rd Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 8.44 2023 up 21.2% 39th Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 94.2% 2023 down 2.3% 38th Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 0.5199 2023 up 99.9% 107th Diabetes prevalence who gho 14.8 2014 up 29.8% 19th Child mortality rate ihme 5.38 2019 down 20.3% 29th Neonatal mortality ihme 1.96 2019 down 9.7% 48th Number of neonatal deaths ihme 6,526 2019 up 14.2% 53rd Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 0.38 2020 down 19.1% 144th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 1.13 2020 down 19.3% 148th Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 1.84 2020 down 18.6% 149th Low-birthweight babies 19.4% 2020 up 2.8% 8th Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 46 2024 up 70.4% 127th Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 21.19 2022 up 4.2% 156th Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 21.22 2022 up 2.5% 34th Prevalence of diabetes, crude 18.76 2022 up 6.5% 38th Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 23.34 2022 up 3.1% 152nd Inequality in life expectancy 0.2024 2023 down 18.4% 41st Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.2024 2023 down 18.4% 41st Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group 3.98 2024 down 27.0% 39th Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 39.5% 2022 up 26.6% 34th Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 95.8% 2022 up 6.7% 6th Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 191.84 2020 down 33.6% 46th Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 191.84 2020 down 33.6% 46th Maternal mortality slope chart 191.84 2020 down 33.6% 47th The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 191.84 2020 down 33.6% 47th Number of maternal deaths by region 485.35 2020 down 27.0% 55th Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 191.84 2020 down 33.6% 47th Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 191.84 2020 down 33.6% 47th Maternal deaths by income group 485.35 2020 down 27.0% 55th Maternal mortality vs fertility 191.84 2020 down 33.6% 47th Maternal deaths ihme 485.35 2020 down 27.0% 55th Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 92.2% 2023 down 2.6% 13th Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 8.26 2023 up 20.9% 35th Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 43.0% 2025 down 12.2% 192nd Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose (DTP3) 43.0% 2025 down 12.2% 193rd Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 45.0% 2025 down 21.1% 191st Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 43.0% 2025 down 12.2% 188th Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 28.0% 2025 — 190th Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 49.0% 2025 down 21.0% 193rd Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 47.6% 2024 down 0.6% 5th Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 586.9 2024 up 8.4% 41st Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 227.6 2024 up 48.6% 35th Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 18.5% 2024 up 37.0% 2nd Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1 2018 down 9.1% 156th Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.4 2018 down 2.2% 106th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.6 2018 unchanged 30th Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1 2018 down 9.1% 155th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.5 2018 unchanged 58th Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.5 2018 unchanged 96th Prevalence of anemia among children 46.7% 2019 down 5.8% 47th Births attended by skilled health staff 56.4% 2018 up 6.4% 158th Births attended by health staff sdgs 56.4 2018 up 6.4% 158th Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 760 2021 up 0.4% 59th ← Previous Page 10 of 19 Next →