In 1997 the life expectancy in Papua New Guinea increased to 61.38 years.
That year, the life expectancy for women was 63.66 years and for men 59.6 years.Papua New Guinea’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 131th in 1996 to 132th in 1997.
If we look at the change in life expectancy in Papua New Guinea over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 61.11 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 59.21 years.
In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Papua New Guinea. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Papua New Guinea in Papua New Guinean economy.