Health in Papua New Guinea 1,123 indicators covering health for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 35-39, male 376,247 2025 up 33.2% 94th Population ages 40-44, female 325,262 2025 up 33.8% 94th Population ages 40-44, male 315,513 2025 up 29.0% 97th Population ages 45-49, female 277,506 2025 up 42.3% 96th Population ages 45-49, male 269,386 2025 up 29.0% 98th Population ages 50-54, female 228,045 2025 up 53.0% 99th Population ages 50-54, male 225,374 2025 up 28.8% 95th Population ages 55-59, female 177,617 2025 up 68.1% 104th Population ages 55-59, male 183,006 2025 up 40.0% 94th Population ages 60-64, female 130,336 2025 up 75.5% 115th Population ages 60-64, male 142,665 2025 up 59.4% 98th Population ages 65-69, female 86,090 2025 up 71.3% 122nd Population ages 65-69, male 95,523 2025 up 57.0% 105th Population ages 70-74, female 53,320 2025 up 60.8% 130th Population ages 70-74, male 55,200 2025 up 46.8% 114th Population ages 75-79, female 29,220 2025 up 54.4% 132nd Population ages 75-79, male 29,034 2025 up 42.1% 119th Population ages 80 and above, female 20,195 2025 up 52.4% 134th Population ages 80 and above, male 17,597 2025 up 23.5% 125th Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 137th Total tetanus - number of reported cases 27 2025 — 33rd Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 60th Measles - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 143rd Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 17.3% 2024 up 36.2% 2nd Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 19.5% 2024 up 36.4% 2nd Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 18.5% 2024 up 37.0% 2nd Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 46.2% 2024 down 0.2% 3rd Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 48.9% 2024 down 0.8% 5th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 47.6% 2024 down 0.6% 5th Hospital beds 0.62 per 1,000 people 2023 — 159th Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated again 26 2024 — 188th Tuberculosis death rate 110 per 100,000 people 2024 down 15.4% 2nd Incidence of tuberculosis 664 per 100,000 people 2024 up 8.7% 2nd Number of tuberculosis cases 70,000 2024 up 34.6% 22nd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 84.4% 2024 down 0.3% 165th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 48.5% 2024 down 7.7% 157th People practicing open defecation, urban 5.3% 2024 up 23.5% 18th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 48.3% 2024 up 32.1% 162nd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 19.6% 2024 up 28.8% 157th People using at least basic drinking water services 53.3% 2024 up 24.5% 208th People practicing open defecation, rural 17.3% 2024 up 7.6% 33rd People using at least basic sanitation services 23.6% 2024 up 17.7% 203rd Tuberculosis case detection rate 64.0% 2024 up 28.0% 170th Tuberculosis mortality rates excludes people who are also infected wit 110 2024 down 15.4% 2nd People practicing open defecation 15.6% 2024 up 7.5% 25th Hospital beds per 1000 people 0.62 2023 — 159th Current health expenditure 2.9% 2023 down 4.2% 181st Current health expenditure per capita 85.15 current US$ 2023 up 10.9% 148th Out-of-pocket expenditure 8.6% 2023 up 30.2% 174th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 7.28 current US$ 2023 up 44.4% 183rd Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 74 2023 up 10.4% 139th Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 2 2023 down 92.6% 46th Tuberculosis case detection rate 64 2024 up 28.0% 172nd Domestic general government health expenditure 73.3% 2023 up 10.6% 41st Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 97.43 current international $ 2023 up 57.9% 147th Domestic private health expenditure 8.6% 2023 up 30.2% 187th Domestic private health expenditure per capita 7.28 current US$ 2023 up 44.4% 189th Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 133 2023 up 42.7% 175th Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 133 2023 up 42.7% 175th Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 11.38 2023 up 85.7% 188th ← Previous Page 5 of 19 Next →