Health in Papua New Guinea

1,134 indicators covering health for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 15th
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 0.95 2021 up 25.0% 162nd
Dengue fever deaths 0.6 2021 up 39.5% 38th
Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 251.28 2021 down 3.3% 91st
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 741.19 2021 up 12.6% 31st
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 9.65 2021 down 15.4% 12th
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 12.76 2021 up 0.8% 132nd
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 99.13 2021 down 3.0% 89th
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 12,006 2021 up 37.3% 112th
Total disease burden who 3.81 million 2021 up 18.8% 90th
Burden of disease who 38,313 2021 down 6.8% 76th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 67.49 2021 up 1.7% 143rd
Male female ratio suicides rates 1.65 2021 down 6.3% 183rd
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 30,180 2021 up 84.9% 25th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 9,716 2021 up 49.6% 24th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 13,617 2021 up 113.7% 13th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 28.0% 2024 up 133.3% 78th
Share of women who are smoking 25.9 2022 down 14.0% 15th
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 55.1 2022 down 14.2% 7th
Share of men who are smoking 55.1 2022 down 14.2% 7th
Adults smoking 2007 2018 40.5 2022 down 14.2% 4th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 747 2024 up 133.4% 24th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 151.76 2024 down 19.8% 26th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 5,540 2021 up 194.4% 55th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 14.8 2014 up 29.8% 21st
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 6.04 2014 up 1.3% 24th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 11.8 2014 up 42.2% 34th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 6.25 million 2024 down 0.8% 31st
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 70.45 2019 unchanged 69th
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 6.25 million 2024 down 0.8% 36th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 43 2015 down 28.3% 54th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 34.88 2019 down 27.9% 54th
Number of new leprosy cases 368 2024 down 31.9% 21st
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 47.2 2024 up 77.3% 42nd
Pharmacists 0.08 2024 down 81.8% 155th
Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.06 2024 down 60.0% 144th
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 19.38 2020 up 2.8% 8th
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 192 2020 down 33.5% 47th
Low birth weight prevalence 19.4% 2020 up 3.2% 8th
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 46.0% 2025 192nd
Low birth weight number 49.1 2020 up 13.1% 42nd
Number of new hivaids infections who 11,000 2024 up 74.6% 20th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 2.12 million 2030 up 8.8% 45th
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 16 2022 up 52.4% 6th
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 51.2 2022 up 6.7% 3rd
Incidence of malaria 151.76 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 19.8% 28th
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 2,574 2025 up 120.0% 32nd
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 6.93 2023 down 9.1% 169th
Death rate road traffic injuries 12.6 2019 down 26.3% 112th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 9,149 2023 up 190.4% 45th
Cholera case fatality rate 0.13 2011 35th
Medical doctors not further defined 32 2023 down 91.5% 135th
Constant stillbirth rate 19.21 2030 unchanged 28th
ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 33.2% 1st
Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 80.8% 1st
Stillbirths remain constant projection 5,080 2030 up 0.9% 53rd
Stillbirth maintained projection 4,655 2030 down 6.3% 51st
Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 3,150 2030 down 33.0% 58th
Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 728 2030 down 80.9% 76th
Stillbirth rate current trends 17.63 2030 down 7.1% 24th