Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Papua New Guinea

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Papua New Guinea was 66.13 years. A difference of +0.86 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Papua New Guinea were 63.74 years and 69.08 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Papua New Guinea for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Papua New Guinea (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Papua New Guinea (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	45.81	44.06	48.14
1961	46.43	44.68	48.73
1962	46.71	44.97	49.02
1963	47.67	45.91	50.02
1964	48.3	46.52	50.66
1965	48.93	47.13	51.33
1966	49.57	47.76	51.99
1967	50.25	48.4	52.73
1968	50.88	49.03	53.39
1969	51.52	49.67	54.03
1970	52.14	50.29	54.65
1971	52.59	50.69	55.2
1972	53.25	51.36	55.82
1973	53.85	51.98	56.39
1974	54.44	52.58	56.96
1975	54.98	53.11	57.51
1976	55.53	53.65	58.05
1977	56.05	54.14	58.61
1978	56.52	54.59	59.1
1979	56.97	55.01	59.55
1980	57.39	55.42	59.99
1981	57.76	55.75	60.38
1982	58.08	56.05	60.72
1983	58.29	56.26	60.95
1984	58.58	56.53	61.27
1985	58.8	56.73	61.51
1986	59.02	56.94	61.72
1987	59.23	57.13	61.96
1988	59.38	57.3	62.09
1989	59.6	57.5	62.31
1990	59.78	57.68	62.48
1991	59.94	57.9	62.52
1992	60.26	58.22	62.83
1993	60.47	58.46	62.98
1994	60.73	58.74	63.2
1995	60.93	58.96	63.38
1996	61.07	59.12	63.49
1997	61.27	59.38	63.6
1998	60.44	58.74	62.51
1999	61.51	59.69	63.74
2000	61.61	59.83	63.8
2001	61.65	59.85	63.87
2002	61.64	59.87	63.84
2003	61.74	59.98	63.93
2004	61.8	60.05	63.98
2005	61.87	60.15	64.02
2006	62.02	60.3	64.19
2007	62.21	60.52	64.34
2008	62.51	60.76	64.73
2009	62.77	60.97	65.08
2010	63.06	61.17	65.47
2011	63.38	61.39	65.94
2012	63.64	61.55	66.34
2013	63.93	61.74	66.76
2014	64.2	61.93	67.14
2015	64.47	62.12	67.52
2016	64.7	62.32	67.77
2017	64.92	62.52	68.01
2018	65.11	62.73	68.17
2019	65.33	62.9	68.43
2020	65.08	62.57	68.37
2021	64.36	61.92	67.45
2022	65.27	62.86	68.28
2023	66.13	63.74	69.08