Health in Papua New Guinea

1,131 indicators covering health for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 97.43 2023 up 57.9% 147th
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously unin 1.38 2024 up 51.1% 12th
Incidence of hiv by age 1.38 2024 up 51.1% 12th
People using safely managed sanitation services 16.7% 2024 up 20.3% 133rd
Immunization, Hib3 42.0% 2024 down 19.2% 188th
Number of infant deaths 7,969 2024 down 21.3% 57th
Number of under-five deaths 10,037 2024 down 22.1% 55th
Number of neonatal deaths 5,153 2024 down 14.8% 56th
Adolescent fertility rate 53.52 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 16.9% 63rd
Sex ratio at birth 1.08 male births per female births 2024 down 0.1% 13th
Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Reported cases of measles 47 2024 down 98.0% 92nd
Child mortality by income level of country 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Child mortality vs health expenditure 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Share of children vaccinated against measles 44 2024 down 32.3% 188th
Child mortality vs electoral democracy 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Infant mortality 3.13 2024 down 24.8% 44th
Child deaths igme data 10,037 2024 down 22.1% 55th
Extreme poverty vs child mortality 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Child mortality vs share of children immunized against diphtheria pert 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Child mortality igme 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Neonatal mortality wdi 2.01 2024 down 18.3% 45th
Child mortality by sex 4.25 2024 down 25.4% 41st
Child mortality line chart by sex 3.6 2024 down 27.2% 39th
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 42 2024 down 2.3% 189th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 5,153 2024 down 14.8% 56th
Child mortality 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Under 5 mortality rate sdgs 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Infant mortality rate wdi 2.85 2024 down 25.7% 42nd
Infant mortality by sex 3.39 2024 down 24.2% 46th
Neonatal infant and child deaths 5,153 2024 down 14.8% 56th
Child deaths life stage 2,068 2024 down 25.3% 49th
Number of infant deaths 7,969 2024 down 21.3% 57th
Child mortality rate vs mean male height cm 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Youth mortality rate 4.67 2024 down 25.4% 40th
Child mortality complete gapminder 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Child mortality gdp per capita 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Number of neonatal deaths igme 5,153 2024 down 14.8% 56th
Number of child deaths igme 10,037 2024 down 22.1% 55th
Child mortality rate marimekko 3.94 2024 down 26.1% 39th
Vaccination coverage who unicef 44 2024 down 32.3% 188th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 2.7% 2024 down 0.2% 113th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 55.6% 2024 up 7.9% 114th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 28.0% 2024 up 19.9% 72nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 22.6% 2024 up 27.1% 120th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 11.3% 2024 up 47.0% 108th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 55.7% 2024 up 7.9% 105th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 3.2% 2024 down 6.2% 107th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 27.6% 2024 up 20.7% 82nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 3.6% 2024 up 15.7% 97th
Number of under-five deaths 10,037 2024 down 22.1% 55th