Papua New Guinea vs South Korea: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 66.1 years in Papua New Guinea and 84.3 years in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 18.2 years, or 1.28 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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years · UN

Papua New GuineaSouth KoreaEstimates, Our World in DataUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

South Korea has been higher since 1954, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea ranked 195 and South Korea ranked 5 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Papua New Guinea at 74.8 years and South Korea at 93.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Papua New Guinea	South Korea	World
2023	66.1	84.3	73.2
2022	65.3	82.7	72.6
2021	64.4	83.9	70.9
2020	65.1	83.7	71.9
2019	65.3	83.7	72.6
2018	65.1	83.3	72.4
2017	64.9	83.3	72.1
2016	64.7	82.9	71.9
2015	64.5	82.5	71.6
2014	64.2	82.4	71.4
2013	63.9	81.8	71.1
2012	63.6	81.3	70.8
2011	63.4	81.2	70.4
2010	63.1	80.7	70.1
2009	62.8	80.6	69.7
2008	62.5	80	69.3
2007	62.2	79.4	69
2006	62	79	68.6
2005	61.9	78.5	68.1
2004	61.8	78	67.7
2003	61.7	77.5	67.4
2002	61.6	77.2	67.1
2001	61.7	76.9	66.8
2000	61.6	76.2	66.4
1999	61.5	75.6	66
1998	60.4	75	65.7
1997	61.3	74.5	65.5
1996	61.1	74	65.2
1995	60.9	73.4	64.9
1994	60.7	72.9	64.3
1993	60.5	72.8	64.4
1992	60.3	72.2	64.3
1991	59.9	71.4	64.1
1990	59.8	71	64
1989	59.6	70.7	63.8
1988	59.4	70.2	63.4
1987	59.2	69.3	63.2
1986	59	69	62.7
1985	58.8	68.4	62.2
1984	58.6	68.1	61.9
1983	58.3	66.7	61.5
1982	58.1	67.1	61.3
1981	57.8	67.1	60.9
1980	57.4	64.9	60.5
1979	57	66.1	60.2
1978	56.5	65	59.5
1977	56.1	64.6	59.2
1976	55.5	65	58.6
1975	55	64.7	58.3
1974	54.4	64.2	58.1
1973	53.9	63.8	57.7
1972	53.3	63.2	57.2
1971	52.6	62.7	56
1970	52.1	62.2	56.3
1969	51.5	61.4	56
1968	50.9	60.9	55.6
1967	50.3	60.9	55.1
1966	49.6	55.4	54.6
1965	48.9	55.8	54
1964	48.3	55.3	54.3
1963	47.7	55	53.7
1962	46.7	55	53.2
1961	46.4	54.4	50.4
1960	45.8	53.8	47.8
1959	45.1	52.9	49.6
1958	44.6	51.8	51.6
1957	43.9	51.6	51.1
1956	43.3	50.2	50.7
1955	42.6	48.4	50.2
1954	42	46.1	49.7
1953	41.3	40.5	48.8
1952	40.7	36.6	48.2
1951	35.5	26.6	47.1
1950	39.4	22.2	46.4
1946	31.5	–	–
1942	–	44.9	–
1938	–	42.6	–
1933	–	37.4	–
1928	–	33.6	–
1923	–	29.5	–
1918	–	27	–
1913	–	25	–
1908	–	23.5	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Papua New Guinea	South Korea	World
2024	66.364.9–67.8	84.483.5–85.3	73.3
2025	66.464.4–68.4	84.583.2–85.9	73.5
2026	66.564.1–68.9	84.683.1–86.2	73.8
2027	66.663.9–69.5	84.783–86.6	73.9
2028	66.863.7–69.8	84.982.9–86.9	74.1
2029	66.963.7–70.3	8582.8–87.2	74.2
2030	6763.5–70.7	85.182.8–87.5	74.4
2031	67.163.3–71.1	85.282.8–87.8	74.5
2032	67.363–71.3	85.382.8–88.1	74.7
2033	67.463.1–71.7	85.482.7–88.4	74.8
2034	67.562.9–72.1	85.582.8–88.6	75
2035	67.662.8–72.4	85.682.8–88.9	75.1
2036	67.762.4–72.5	85.782.7–88.9	75.3
2037	67.862.6–72.9	85.882.8–89.2	75.4
2038	6862.6–73.2	8682.8–89.5	75.5
2039	68.162.5–73.5	86.182.8–89.7	75.7
2040	68.262.5–73.8	86.282.8–90	75.8
2041	68.362.5–74	86.382.8–90.2	75.9
2042	68.462.2–74.2	86.482.8–90.3	76.1
2043	68.562.3–74.6	86.582.9–90.5	76.2
2044	68.662.2–74.6	86.682.9–90.8	76.3
2045	68.762–74.9	86.882.8–90.8	76.5
2046	68.861.9–75.2	86.983–91	76.6
2047	68.961.7–75.3	8782.9–91.3	76.7
2048	6961.8–75.4	87.182.9–91.5	76.8
2049	69.161.9–75.9	87.282.8–91.9	76.9
2050	69.261.9–76.1	87.382.8–91.9	77
2051	69.361.9–76.3	87.582.9–92.1	77.1
2052	69.461.5–76.4	87.682.9–92.3	77.2
2053	69.561.4–76.5	87.783–92.5	77.3
2054	69.661.5–76.6	87.882.9–92.5	77.4
2055	69.761.5–77	87.983–92.9	77.6
2056	69.861.7–77	8883.1–93.1	77.7
2057	7061.6–77.4	88.183.1–93.2	77.8
2058	70.161.3–77.7	88.383.3–93.7	77.9
2059	70.261.4–77.9	88.483.3–93.7	78
2060	70.361.6–78.3	88.583.3–93.9	78.1
2061	70.461.5–78.5	88.683.3–94.1	78.2
2062	70.561.3–78.6	88.783.2–94.3	78.3
2063	70.661.4–78.8	88.883.4–94.3	78.4
2064	70.761.5–79.2	88.983.5–94.7	78.5
2065	70.861.4–79.3	8983.5–94.8	78.6
2066	70.961.7–79.4	89.283.7–95.2	78.7
2067	7161.7–79.6	89.383.7–95.4	78.8
2068	71.161.6–79.7	89.483.9–95.4	78.9
2069	71.261.7–79.9	89.583.8–95.7	79
2070	71.361.7–80.2	89.683.8–95.9	79.1
2071	71.561.4–80.5	89.783.8–96	79.2
2072	71.661.6–80.6	89.883.9–96.4	79.3
2073	71.761.5–80.8	9084–96.5	79.4
2074	71.861.3–81	90.183.8–96.7	79.4
2075	71.961.5–81.4	90.283.7–96.9	79.5
2076	7261.7–81.5	90.383.9–97.2	79.6
2077	72.161.8–81.7	90.483.9–97.2	79.7
2078	72.261.9–81.9	90.583.8–97.3	79.8
2079	72.361.9–82	90.683.8–97.5	79.9
2080	72.461.9–82.3	90.783.9–97.7	80
2081	72.561.7–82.5	90.984–97.9	80.1
2082	72.661.8–82.6	9183.8–98.1	80.2
2083	72.862–82.8	91.184–98.3	80.3
2084	72.961.7–83	91.284–98.5	80.3
2085	7361.7–83.1	91.384–98.6	80.4
2086	73.161.5–83.3	91.484.2–98.7	80.5
2087	73.261.7–83.5	91.684.4–98.9	80.6
2088	73.361.5–83.4	91.784.3–99	80.7
2089	73.561.7–83.7	91.884.4–99.4	80.8
2090	73.661.5–83.9	91.984.4–99.5	80.9
2091	73.761.4–84.1	92.184.5–99.8	81
2092	73.861.6–84.4	92.284.8–99.8	81
2093	73.961.6–84.5	92.384.9–100.1	81.1
2094	74.161.4–84.5	92.484.9–100.4	81.2
2095	74.261.5–84.9	92.584.9–100.8	81.3
2096	74.361.8–85.2	92.785.1–100.9	81.4
2097	74.461.7–85.1	92.885.2–101.1	81.5
2098	74.561.5–85.2	92.985.3–101.4	81.6
2099	74.661.7–85.5	9385.3–101.5	81.7
2100	74.861.7–85.8	93.185.4–101.6	81.7

Each country on its own

Good to know

How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Deaths in conflictsPapua New Guinea: 96 deaths in 2022South Korea: 0 deaths in 2022