Health in Papua New Guinea 1,134 indicators covering health for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths from aids un 3,435 2024 up 28.5% 28th Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 3.57 2020 down 17.9% 43rd Terrorism deaths by region 0 2021 — 58th Medical doctors 483 2024 up 28.5% 160th Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 7,600 2024 up 90.0% 21st People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 35.4% 2024 up 0.9% 86th Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted due 518.23 2024 up 236.0% 32nd Number of stillbirths 5,002 2023 down 2.5% 53rd Mean systolic blood pressure 125.2 2015 up 2.5% 83rd UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 24 2023 up 20.0% 189th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 24 2023 up 41.2% 183rd UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 54 2023 unchanged 165th UHC Service Coverage Index 32 2023 up 18.5% 192nd UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 37 2023 up 15.6% 191st Stillbirth rate 19.21 2023 down 6.8% 28th Maternal mortality ratio 188.65 2023 down 22.4% 35th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 32 2023 up 18.5% 177th Stillbirths 5,002 2023 down 2.5% 53rd Stillbirth rate 19.21 2023 down 6.8% 28th Hepb3 number unvaccinated 160,942 2023 up 73.0% 31st Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 0.0% 2025 — 138th Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 2,400 2024 up 84.6% 24th Tb related deaths hiv 380 2023 down 28.3% 48th Smoking bans in public places 8 2022 unchanged 1st Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 2.9% 2023 down 4.2% 182nd External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 18.2% 2023 down 33.1% 41st Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 73.3% 2023 up 10.6% 42nd Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 8.6% 2023 up 30.2% 174th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 2.1% 2023 up 6.0% 132nd Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 9.5% 2023 up 31.5% 106th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 8.6% 2023 up 30.2% 186th Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 85.15 2023 up 10.9% 149th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 7.28 2023 up 44.4% 190th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 62.37 2023 up 22.7% 139th Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 2.9% 2023 down 4.2% 183rd Health expenditure government expenditure 9.45 2023 up 31.5% 106th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 5.68 2019 unchanged 65th Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 24 2023 down 54.7% 26th Hib vaccine 42 2024 down 19.2% 187th Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 16th External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 15.49 2023 down 25.8% 46th Dentists 59 2024 down 58.5% 142nd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 30.8% 2024 unchanged 74th Nursing and midwifery personnel 8,584 2024 up 135.6% 126th Nursing personnel 8,584 2024 up 155.8% 123rd Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 1.05 2024 up 41.4% 10th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 24.98 2019 up 15.2% 146th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 22.75 2019 up 19.2% 164th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 32.7% 2019 up 31.3% 189th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 27.8 2019 up 19.8% 179th Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 10.1% 2019 up 53.0% 153rd Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 9.9% 2019 up 50.0% 153rd Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 17.8% 2019 up 14.8% 180th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 19.2% 2019 up 14.3% 179th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 31.1% 2019 up 32.9% 186th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 25.3 2019 up 24.0% 186th Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 44.0% 2025 up 120.0% 159th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 64.4% 2024 unchanged 66th Adolescent birth rate 1.11 2016 down 84.8% 57th Rubella number unvaccinated 118,849 2023 up 18.6% 21st ← Previous Page 12 of 19 Next →