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Papua New Guinea - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 66.26

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

66.26 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1960

1.45×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#31#61#91#121#151#18119601970198019902000201020202024#157#1852021 overtook Malawi2023 overtook South Africa
Papua New GuineaMonacoSan MarinoHong KongKuwait

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. Papua New Guinea climbed from #157 to #185 (overtook Malawi). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Papua New Guinea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Malawi in global rank auto
2023
Overtook South Africa in global rank auto

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202445.852.6259.4466.26

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