Health in Papua New Guinea

1,131 indicators covering health for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates 10,037 2024 down 22.1% 55th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - UN IGME estimates 2,046 2024 down 1.4% 67th
Mortality rate age 5-9 4.33 2024 down 24.4% 37th
Deaths age 5 to 14 1,770 2024 down 9.6% 57th
Deaths age 15 to 19 1,303 2024 up 0.6% 67th
Deaths age 5 to 24 4,593 2024 down 3.1% 66th
Mortality rate age 15-24 13.95 2024 down 14.6% 51st
Deaths age 15 to 24 2,823 2024 up 1.5% 70th
Mortality rate age 10-14 3.3 2024 down 19.4% 42nd
Mortality rate age 5-24 21.46 2024 down 17.3% 44th
Deaths age 10 to 19 2,046 2024 down 1.4% 67th
Deaths age 5 to 9 1,027 2024 down 12.9% 56th
Mortality rate age 20-24 7.79 2024 down 14.0% 57th
Deaths age 10 to 14 743 2024 down 4.7% 62nd
Mortality rate age 5-14 7.62 2024 down 22.2% 42nd
Deaths age 20 to 24 1,520 2024 up 2.4% 70th
Mortality rate age 15-19 6.21 2024 down 15.3% 41st
Mortality rate age 10-19 9.5 2024 down 16.7% 42nd
Number of youth deaths 11,807 2024 down 20.5% 57th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 2,046 2024 down 1.4% 67th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 431 2024 down 15.5% 56th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 596 2024 down 10.9% 56th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 295 2024 down 8.7% 62nd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 448 2024 down 2.0% 62nd
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 687 2024 down 7.0% 65th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 1,359 2024 up 1.7% 67th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 392 2024 down 5.8% 69th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 911 2024 up 3.6% 64th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 371 2024 down 1.9% 77th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 1,149 2024 up 3.8% 66th
Adolescent mortality rate 3.3 2024 down 19.4% 42nd
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds 7.62 2024 down 22.2% 42nd
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 4.33 2024 down 24.4% 37th
Number of deaths among adolescents 743 2024 down 4.7% 62nd
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 1,770 2024 down 9.6% 57th
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 1,027 2024 down 12.9% 56th
Terrorism deaths 0 2021 59th
Share of deaths from terrorism 0 2021 58th
Deaths from terrorism by target 0 2021 2nd
Deaths from suicide and non suicide terrorist attacks 0 2021 59th
Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 2021 80th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar 0 2021 21st
Terrorism deaths rate 0 2021 59th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 2021 21st
Prevalence of HIV, total 1.5% 2024 up 36.4% 25th
Number of people who are undernourished 3.00 million 2023 up 30.4% 37th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 31.0% 2024 up 3.2% 96th
External health expenditure channeled through government 16.2% 2023 down 3.7% 111th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 28.6% 2021 down 3.7% 11th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 28.4% 2021 down 3.7% 33rd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 28.5% 2021 down 3.7% 14th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.44 per 100,000 population 2021 down 20.0% 96th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.062 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 31.9% 165th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.8 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 17.5% 85th
Suicide mortality rate, female 1.4 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 8.5% 153rd
Suicide mortality rate, male 2.21 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 3.3% 172nd
Suicide mortality rate 1.82 per 100,000 population 2021 up 5.2% 168th
Mortality from ncds sdgs 28.5 2021 down 3.7% 14th
Mortality from ncds gender 28.4 2021 down 3.7% 33rd
Healthy life expectancy at birth 57.48 2021 up 0.7% 141st