Papua New Guinea sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 66.5 years of life, 178th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Papua New Guinea, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 66.5 yrs | 178 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 11.8 /1,000 | 38 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.6 /1,000 | 135 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 15.8 yrs | 153 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 90.9 /1,000 | 44 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.4 yrs | 85 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 106 men/100 women | 204 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 31.3 /1,000 | 43 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 189 /100k | 37 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 28.5 % | 14 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 1.8 /100k | 165 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 12.6 /100k | 109 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 6.9 % | 117 of 143 | 2007 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.1 L | 149 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.5 % | 173 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $85 | 148 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $3,007 | 158 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Papua New Guinea's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 9th highest old-age sex ratio in the world (106 men/100 women) and the 14th highest premature NCD mortality in the world (28.5 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Papua New Guinea; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.