Health in Papua New Guinea 1,134 indicators covering health for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Adolescent mortality rate 3.51 2021 down 18.0% 44th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 100,000 2024 up 72.4% 41st Prevalence of current tobacco use 39.3% 2024 down 10.9% 6th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 25.2% 2024 down 10.3% 15th Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 53.5% 2024 down 10.8% 9th BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 48.0% 2025 down 28.4% 160th Physicians per 1000 people 0.061 2023 up 24.5% 191st Physicians 0.061 per 1,000 people 2023 up 24.5% 191st Share of the population infected with hiv 1.5 2024 up 34.0% 26th Global vaccination coverage 42 2024 down 19.2% 184th Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 6.0% 2024 up 50.0% 160th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 39.38 2024 down 26.1% 36th Infant mortality rate 31.28 2024 down 24.8% 41st Neonatal mortality rate 20.07 2024 down 18.3% 42nd Fraction 0.0236 2024 up 65.0% 34th Deaths 31 2024 up 63.2% 40th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 70,000 2024 up 34.6% 22nd Incidence of tuberculosis 664 2024 up 8.7% 2nd Tuberculosis case fatality rate 18 2024 down 28.0% 36th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 3,600 2024 down 41.9% 32nd Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 12,000 2024 up 9.1% 17th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 110 2024 down 15.4% 2nd Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 1,200 2024 down 42.9% 28th Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 664 2024 up 8.7% 2nd Tuberculosis deaths region 13,000 2024 unchanged 18th Tuberculosis death rate 122 2024 down 21.3% 3rd Tuberculosis deaths who 13,000 2024 unchanged 18th People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 14.4% 2024 up 25.5% 90th Tuberculosis incidence 664 2024 up 8.7% 2nd Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 5.1 2024 down 57.5% 79th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 51.36 2022 up 11.7% 114th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 20.52 2022 up 22.1% 112th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.09 2022 down 3.4% 105th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.37 2022 up 21.6% 43rd Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.39 2022 up 50.0% 52nd Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.99 2022 up 1.5% 156th Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.4 2024 up 33.3% 24th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 44,737 2024 up 70.9% 25th Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 11,000 2024 up 74.6% 20th Tuberculosis treatment coverage 64 2024 up 28.0% 159th AIDS estimated deaths 3,400 UNAIDS estimates 2024 up 25.9% 28th Mean BMI (kg/m²) 25.6 2016 up 3.6% 112th Rubella - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 91st Treatment success rate: new TB cases 74 2023 up 10.4% 140th Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 26th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 133 current international $ 2023 up 42.7% 175th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 11.38 current international $ 2023 up 85.7% 188th Domestic general government health expenditure 2.1% 2023 up 6.0% 131st Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 11.38 current international $ 2023 up 85.7% 191st Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 62.37 current US$ 2023 up 22.7% 138th Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 8.6% 2023 up 30.2% 174th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 47.7 2024 up 79.2% 42nd Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 74 2023 up 10.4% 147th Health spending per person by source 97.43 2023 up 57.9% 147th Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 73.3% 2023 up 10.6% 41st Private health expenditure per person 11.38 2023 up 85.7% 191st Public healthcare spending share gdp 2.1 2023 up 6.0% 131st Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 26 2018 — 2nd Number of new hiv infections per year 10,934 2024 up 74.5% 20th Rubella vaccination coverage 44 2024 down 22.8% 168th ← Previous Page 11 of 19 Next →