Social Development in Papua New Guinea 142 indicators covering social development for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 73.0% 2020 down 0.4% 54th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 57.3% 2020 down 0.9% 19th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 27.0% 2020 up 1.1% 133rd Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 17.1% 2020 up 2.4% 56th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 14.7% 2020 up 0.4% 109th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 9.1 2020 down 17.9% 158th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 4.19 2020 down 17.9% 158th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 2.46 2020 down 19.1% 151st Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 37.5% 2030 down 11.3% 5th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 36.9% 2030 down 10.9% 9th Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 70,000 2025 up 1,011.1% 38th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 20 2024 down 18.5% 109th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 — 104th Locations of ongoing armed conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st Press Freedom Index 24.88 2021 up 8.3% 132nd Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 42.9% 2023 up 13.5% 39th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 0.68 2015 down 16.0% 127th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 0 2024 down 100.0% 138th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 0 2014 — 131st Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 50,000 2016 unchanged 90th ← Previous Page 3 of 3