Life expectancy at age 60, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 17.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Papua New Guinea is 17.8 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.55 years, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.55 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 14.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 14.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 14.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 14.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 14.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 14.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 15.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 15.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 15.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 15.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 15.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 15.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 15.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 15.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 15.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 15.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 15.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 15.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 15.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 16.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 16.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 16.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 16.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 16.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 16.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 16.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 16.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.3 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.46 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 16.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.92 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.34 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.34 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.81 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 17.29 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 17.77 years | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 17.8 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.81 years | 14.55 years | 15.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.51 years | 15.2 years | 15.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.1 years | 15.92 years | 16.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.38 years | 16.28 years | 16.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.53 years | 16.46 years | 16.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.24 years | 16.81 years | 17.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4 years | 16.81 years | 17.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 183 East Timor 17.92 years compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 17.9 years compare
- 185 Angola 17.84 years compare
- 187 Comoros 17.78 years compare
- 188 Burundi 17.76 years compare
- 189 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.72 years compare
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 119,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,431 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Papua New Guinea was 17.8 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.55 years in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.