Life expectancy at birth, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, total was 66.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Papua New Guinea is 66.26 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 66.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8 years, in 1960.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.61 years | 45.8 years | 51.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.63 years | 52.14 years | 56.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.61 years | 57.39 years | 59.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.64 years | 59.78 years | 61.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.98 years | 61.61 years | 62.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.27 years | 63.06 years | 65.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.42 years | 64.36 years | 66.26 years | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Population ages 65 and above, female 188,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 99,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 111,034 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 197,353 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 112,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 114,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 102,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 109,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 100,649 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Papua New Guinea was 66.26 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8 years in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.