Health in Papua New Guinea 1,136 indicators covering health for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Estimated number of malaria cases 1.61 million 2024 down 0.5% 29th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 unchanged 1st Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 39,000 2014 down 4.9% 40th Estimated malaria incidence 151.76 2024 down 19.8% 28th Estimated malaria mortality rate 31.34 2024 down 15.0% 28th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 21 2024 down 25.0% 38th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 1.99 2024 down 45.0% 29th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 12.4% 2023 up 47.7% 43rd Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 7.2 2022 down 21.2% 78th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 65.2% 2022 up 74.5% 74th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 9.1% 2022 unchanged 132nd Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 56.1% 2022 up 98.5% 17th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 13.0% 2022 down 13.3% 51st Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 20 2022 down 19.9% 109th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 14,000 2025 up 27.3% 16th Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 unchanged 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 unchanged 5th Number of deaths from malaria who 3,315 2024 up 5.5% 31st Death rate from malaria 31.34 2024 down 15.0% 28th Incidence of malaria 151.76 2024 down 19.8% 28th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 41 2024 up 105.0% 141st Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 41 2024 up 105.0% 141st Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 18 2025 up 63.6% 86th Death rate from poisonings 0.4 2021 down 20.0% 96th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 28.5 2021 down 3.4% 13th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.4 2021 down 20.0% 87th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 1.8 2021 up 5.9% 153rd 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 30 2021 down 9.1% 192nd Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 16.87 2022 down 32.7% 13th Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 19th Malaria cases reported 910,747 2024 up 190.0% 27th Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 6.51 2021 up 65,000.0% 32nd Mean systolic blood pressure 118.3 2009 up 2.6% 172nd Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 6 2009 up 7.1% 9th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 2,317 2025 up 366.2% 31st Hiv expenditure 24.09 million 2023 down 34.3% 47th Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 1 2024 down 75.0% 25th Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 65.0% 2022 down 7.1% 99th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 20 2020 up 122.0% 116th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.5% 2020 up 26.2% 99th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 — 34th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 42nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 unchanged 125th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.4% 2020 up 33.3% 33rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 5.76 2020 up 71.4% 44th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 73 2025 up 58.7% 102nd Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 78 2025 down 10.3% 94th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 8.34 2020 up 80.9% 51st Pcv3 number unvaccinated 175,798 2023 down 5.7% 25th Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 54.7% 2018 up 27.2% 118th Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2024 — 47th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 37,000 2024 up 48.0% 41st Number reported cases of cholera 1,535 2011 — 11th Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 30.8% 2024 unchanged 73rd Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 14,893 2011 up 17.7% 44th Number of reported cholera deaths 2 2011 — 31st ← Previous Page 18 of 19 Next →