Papua New Guinea - Life expectancy at birth 2022

Life expectancy improves in Papua New Guinea

In 2022 the life expectancy in Papua New Guinea increased to 65.96 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 69.17 years and for men 63.38 years.

Papua New Guinea’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 147th in 2021 to 146th in 2022.

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 2021, when it was 65.35 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2012, when it was 63.73 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.

Papua New Guinea - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2022	69.17	63.38	65.96
2021	68.42	62.95	65.35
2020	68.80	63.40	65.79
2019	68.67	62.96	65.47
2018	68.12	62.87	65.18
2017	68.08	62.77	65.10
2016	67.93	62.44	64.84
2015	67.82	62.29	64.70
2014	67.06	62.09	64.26
2013	66.76	61.79	63.96
2012	66.44	61.63	63.73
2011	66.12	61.51	63.53
2010	65.27	61.30	63.04
2009	65.10	60.98	62.79
2008	64.79	60.83	62.57
2007	63.86	60.59	62.03
2006	63.87	60.37	61.92
2005	63.94	60.11	61.80
2004	64.02	59.97	61.76
2003	63.93	60.10	61.80
2002	63.83	60.00	61.70
2001	63.85	60.11	61.77
2000	63.79	60.08	61.72
1999	63.83	59.97	61.67
1998	62.73	58.98	60.63
1997	63.66	59.60	61.38
1996	63.48	59.27	61.11
1995	63.44	59.21	61.05
1994	63.20	58.90	60.76
1993	62.96	58.66	60.51
1992	62.78	58.31	60.22
1991	62.47	58.02	59.91
1990	62.39	57.80	59.72
1989	62.26	57.67	59.58
1988	62.04	57.41	59.34
1987	61.97	57.26	59.21
1986	61.71	57.01	58.96
1985	61.56	56.95	58.87
1984	61.25	56.71	58.59
1983	60.99	56.50	58.37
1982	60.68	56.27	58.11
1981	60.41	55.97	57.83
1980	59.90	55.68	57.44
1979	59.53	55.22	57.00
1978	59.05	54.80	56.55
1977	58.49	54.32	56.04
1976	57.96	53.90	55.57
1975	57.47	53.35	55.04
1974	56.88	52.81	54.48
1973	56.29	52.19	53.87
1972	55.72	51.47	53.22
1971	55.12	50.80	52.58
1970	54.53	50.44	52.13
1969	53.80	49.73	51.41
1968	53.27	49.11	50.84
1967	52.57	48.39	50.14
1966	51.82	47.83	49.51
1965	51.11	47.14	48.82
1964	50.46	46.54	48.20
1963	49.75	46.01	47.60
1962	48.81	45.07	46.66
1961	48.53	44.64	46.29
1960	47.79	44.13	45.68

Papua New Guinea - Life expectancy at birth