Survival to age 65 of cohort in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 72.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72.22
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
176th
of 215 countries
All-time high
72.22
in 2024
All-time low
40.88
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 72.22 for survival to age 65 of cohort in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in Papua New Guinea peaked at 72.22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.88, in 1960.

That places Papua New Guinea 176th 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.

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Survival to age 65 of cohort in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 40.88
1961 41.64 +1.8%
1962 41.89 +0.6%
1963 43.33 +3.4%
1964 44.21 +2.0%
1965 45.13 +2.1%
1966 46.06 +2.1%
1967 47.15 +2.3%
1968 48.1 +2.0%
1969 49.03 +1.9%
1970 49.94 +1.9%
1971 50.74 +1.6%
1972 51.67 +1.9%
1973 52.53 +1.7%
1974 53.4 +1.6%
1975 54.26 +1.6%
1976 55.1 +1.6%
1977 56 +1.6%
1978 56.8 +1.4%
1979 57.53 +1.3%
1980 58.22 +1.2%
1981 58.85 +1.1%
1982 59.39 +0.9%
1983 59.73 +0.6%
1984 60.21 +0.8%
1985 60.56 +0.6%
1986 60.85 +0.5%
1987 61.21 +0.6%
1988 61.35 +0.2%
1989 61.66 +0.5%
1990 61.88 +0.3%
1991 61.89 +0.0%
1992 62.38 +0.8%
1993 62.6 +0.3%
1994 62.93 +0.5%
1995 63.19 +0.4%
1996 63.33 +0.2%
1997 63.48 +0.2%
1998 61.43 -3.2%
1999 63.55 +3.4%
2000 63.57 +0.0%
2001 63.58 +0.0%
2002 63.42 -0.3%
2003 63.46 +0.1%
2004 63.46 -0.0%
2005 63.43 -0.0%
2006 63.66 +0.4%
2007 63.9 +0.4%
2008 64.58 +1.1%
2009 65.22 +1.0%
2010 65.96 +1.1%
2011 66.86 +1.4%
2012 67.62 +1.1%
2013 68.41 +1.2%
2014 69.1 +1.0%
2015 69.8 +1.0%
2016 70.22 +0.6%
2017 70.61 +0.5%
2018 70.82 +0.3%
2019 71.22 +0.6%
2020 70.77 -0.6%
2021 68.39 -3.4%
2022 70.27 +2.8%
2023 72.01 +2.5%
2024 72.22 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.74 40.88 49.03 10
1970s 53.8 49.94 57.53 10
1980s 60.2 58.22 61.66 10
1990s 62.67 61.43 63.55 10
2000s 63.83 63.42 65.22 10
2010s 69.06 65.96 71.22 10
2020s 70.73 68.39 72.22 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 173 Namibia 73.01 compare
  2. 174 Comoros 72.97 compare
  3. 175 Tuvalu 72.9 compare
  4. 177 Djibouti 72.19 compare
  5. 178 Haiti 72.1 compare
  6. 179 Kiribati 71.74 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in Papua New Guinea?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in Papua New Guinea was 72.22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 72.22 in 2024.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 40.88 in 1960.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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