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