Male life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea

Male life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea was 63.7 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 from 2022. That is the 180th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years63.7
Change on 2022+0.9
Rank180th of 215Countries ranked
Series high63.72023
Series low44.11960

Male life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2023

40455055606519601970198019902000201020231960: 44.1 years1961: 44.7 years1962: 45 years1963: 45.9 years1964: 46.5 years1965: 47.1 years1966: 47.8 years1967: 48.4 years1968: 49 years1969: 49.7 years1970: 50.3 years1971: 50.7 years1972: 51.4 years1973: 52 years1974: 52.6 years1975: 53.1 years1976: 53.7 years1977: 54.1 years1978: 54.6 years1979: 55 years1980: 55.4 years1981: 55.8 years1982: 56 years1983: 56.3 years1984: 56.5 years1985: 56.7 years1986: 56.9 years1987: 57.1 years1988: 57.3 years1989: 57.5 years1990: 57.7 years1991: 57.9 years1992: 58.2 years1993: 58.5 years1994: 58.7 years1995: 59 years1996: 59.1 years1997: 59.4 years1998: 58.7 years1999: 59.7 years2000: 59.8 years2001: 59.8 years2002: 59.9 years2003: 60 years2004: 60 years2005: 60.1 years2006: 60.3 years2007: 60.5 years2008: 60.8 years2009: 61 years2010: 61.2 years2011: 61.4 years2012: 61.5 years2013: 61.7 years2014: 61.9 years2015: 62.1 years2016: 62.3 years2017: 62.5 years2018: 62.7 years2019: 62.9 years2020: 62.6 years2021: 61.9 years2022: 62.9 years2023: 63.7 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202363.7
202262.9
202161.9
202062.6
201962.9
201862.7
201762.5
201662.3
201562.1
201461.9
201361.7
201261.5
201161.4
201061.2
200961
200860.8
200760.5
200660.3
200560.1
200460
200360
200259.9
200159.8
200059.8
199959.7
199858.7
199759.4
199659.1
199559
199458.7
199358.5
199258.2
199157.9
199057.7
198957.5
198857.3
198757.1
198656.9
198556.7
198456.5
198356.3
198256
198155.8
198055.4
197955
197854.6
197754.1
197653.7
197553.1
197452.6
197352
197251.4
197150.7
197050.3
196949.7
196849
196748.4
196647.8
196547.1
196446.5
196345.9
196245
196144.7
196044.1

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the male life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea?

Male life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea was 63.7 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 from 2022. That is the 180th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

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World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in Papua New Guinea?

63.7 years in 2023, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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