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Life Expectancy in Papua New Guinea vs South Korea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in Papua New Guinea vs 84.6 in South Korea. Papua New Guinea is ranked 166/197 by life expectancy, and South Korea is 4/197. In Papua New Guinea, the life expectancy is 64 years for males and 69.5 years for females. In South Korea, it's 81.6 years for males and 87.5 years for females.

Papua New Guinea vs South Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Papua New Guinea South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 66.5 64 69.5 84.6 81.6 87.5
2025 66.4 63.9 69.3 84.5 81.4 87.4
2024 66.3 63.8 69.2 84.4 81.3 87.3
2023 66.1 63.7 69.1 84.3 81.2 87.2
2022 65.3 62.9 68.3 82.7 79.6 85.8
2021 64.4 61.9 67.4 83.9 80.5 86.9
2020 65.1 62.6 68.4 83.7 80.3 86.8
2019 65.3 62.9 68.4 83.7 80.3 86.7
2018 65.1 62.7 68.2 83.3 79.9 86.4
2017 64.9 62.5 68 83.3 79.9 86.4
2016 64.7 62.3 67.8 82.9 79.4 86.1
2015 64.5 62.1 67.5 82.5 79 85.8
2014 64.2 61.9 67.1 82.4 78.7 85.7
2013 63.9 61.7 66.8 81.8 78.2 85.2
2012 63.6 61.5 66.3 81.3 77.7 84.7
2011 63.4 61.4 65.9 81.2 77.5 84.6
2010 63.1 61.2 65.5 80.7 77.1 84.2
2009 62.8 61 65.1 80.6 76.9 84
2008 62.5 60.8 64.7 80 76.3 83.5
2007 62.2 60.5 64.3 79.4 75.9 82.8
2006 62 60.3 64.2 79 75.4 82.5
2005 61.9 60.1 64 78.4 74.8 82
2004 61.8 60 64 78 74.3 81.6
2003 61.7 60 63.9 77.5 73.8 81.1
2002 61.6 59.9 63.8 77.2 73.4 81
2001 61.6 59.8 63.9 76.9 73 80.8
2000 61.6 59.8 63.8 76.2 72.3 80.1
1999 61.5 59.7 63.7 75.6 71.7 79.6
1998 60.4 58.7 62.5 75 71 79.1
1997 61.3 59.4 63.6 74.5 70.5 78.6
1996 61.1 59.1 63.5 74 70 78.1
1995 60.9 59 63.4 73.4 69.3 77.5
1994 60.7 58.7 63.2 72.9 68.8 77.1
1993 60.5 58.5 63 72.7 68.6 77
1992 60.3 58.2 62.8 72.2 68.1 76.4
1991 59.9 57.9 62.5 71.4 67.2 75.8
1990 59.8 57.7 62.5 71 66.8 75.4
1989 59.6 57.5 62.3 70.7 66.3 75.2
1988 59.4 57.3 62.1 70.2 65.7 74.9
1987 59.2 57.1 62 69.3 64.9 74
1986 59 56.9 61.7 69 64.5 73.8
1985 58.8 56.7 61.5 68.4 63.9 73.2
1984 58.6 56.5 61.3 68.1 63.7 72.8
1983 58.3 56.3 60.9 66.7 62.3 71.5
1982 58.1 56 60.7 67.1 62.5 72
1981 57.8 55.8 60.4 67.1 62.4 72.3
1980 57.4 55.4 60 64.8 60.5 69.7
1979 57 55 59.6 66.1 61.5 71.3
1978 56.5 54.6 59.1 65 60.5 70
1977 56 54.1 58.6 64.6 60.3 69.4
1976 55.5 53.7 58 65 60.9 69.5
1975 55 53.1 57.5 64.7 60.6 69.1
1974 54.4 52.6 57 64.2 60.2 68.6
1973 53.9 52 56.4 63.8 59.9 68
1972 53.3 51.4 55.8 63.2 59.3 67.4
1971 52.6 50.7 55.2 62.7 58.9 66.7
1970 52.1 50.3 54.7 62.2 58.5 66.1
1969 51.5 49.7 54 61.4 57.7 65.4
1968 50.9 49 53.4 60.9 57.2 64.9
1967 50.2 48.4 52.7 60.9 57.2 64.8
1966 49.6 47.8 52 55.4 52.5 58.7
1965 48.9 47.1 51.3 55.8 52.9 59
1964 48.3 46.5 50.7 55.3 52.7 58.3
1963 47.7 45.9 50 55 52.5 57.7
1962 46.7 45 49 55 52.7 57.6
1961 46.4 44.7 48.7 54.4 52 57
1960 45.8 44.1 48.1 53.8 51.4 56.3
1959 45.1 43.4 47.5 52.9 50.6 55.5
1958 44.6 42.8 46.9 51.8 49.5 54.3
1957 43.9 42.1 46.4 51.6 49.5 53.8
1956 43.3 41.4 45.8 50.2 48.1 52.5
1955 42.6 40.8 45.2 48.4 46.2 50.7
1954 42 40.1 44.5 46.1 43.9 48.4
1953 41.3 39.4 44 40.5 36.8 44.8
1952 40.7 38.7 43.4 36.6 31.7 42.9
1951 35.5 34.3 37.2 26.6 21 38.2
1950 39.4 37.4 42.2 22.2 17.5 34.6

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 57.5 years in Papua New Guinea and 72.5 in South Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12 healthy years in Papua New Guinea and 19.6 in South Korea.

Papua New Guinea vs South Korea life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Papua New Guinea and South Korea, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
41.0 vs 55.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
71.0 vs 85.0 years

Median expected age of death:
73.0 vs 86.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Papua New Guinea South Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 96.5% 97.6% 99.6% 99.8%
50 89.9% 93.2% 98.5% 99.3%
60 76.4% 84.6% 95.0% 98.2%
65 65.5% 77.5% 91.3% 96.8%
70 52.0% 67.2% 85.0% 93.9%
75 36.5% 53.0% 76.8% 89.4%
80 21.3% 35.5% 63.7% 80.9%
85 9.4% 18.5% 45.9% 67.4%
90 2.8% 6.7% 25.7% 47.7%
95 0.5% 1.5% 9.3% 25.4%
100 0.0% 0.2% 1.7% 8.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Papua New Guinea South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.9 102.8 102.1 102.9
99 100.9 100.8 101 102 101.3 102.1
98 100 99.9 100.1 101.2 100.4 101.3
97 99.1 99 99.2 100.5 99.6 100.6
96 98.2 98.1 98.3 99.7 98.8 99.8
95 97.3 97.2 97.4 99 98 99.1
94 96.5 96.3 96.5 98.3 97.2 98.5
93 95.6 95.5 95.7 97.6 96.5 97.8
92 94.8 94.6 94.9 96.9 95.7 97.2
91 93.9 93.8 94 96.2 95 96.6
90 93.1 92.9 93.2 95.6 94.4 96
89 92.3 92.1 92.4 95 93.7 95.5
88 91.5 91.3 91.7 94.4 93.1 95
87 90.7 90.5 90.9 93.9 92.5 94.5
86 89.9 89.7 90.1 93.3 91.9 94
85 89.2 88.9 89.4 92.8 91.3 93.6
84 88.4 88.1 88.7 92.4 90.8 93.2
83 87.7 87.4 88 91.9 90.3 92.8
82 87 86.7 87.3 91.5 89.8 92.4
81 86.3 85.9 86.7 91.1 89.3 92.1
80 85.7 85.3 86.1 90.7 88.9 91.7
79 85 84.6 85.5 90.3 88.5 91.4
78 84.4 83.9 84.9 89.9 88.1 91.1
77 83.8 83.2 84.3 89.6 87.7 90.9
76 83.2 82.6 83.8 89.3 87.3 90.6
75 82.6 82 83.3 89 87 90.4
74 82.1 81.4 82.8 88.7 86.7 90.2
73 81.5 80.8 82.3 88.5 86.4 90
72 81 80.3 81.8 88.3 86.1 89.9
71 80.5 79.7 81.4 88 85.9 89.7
70 80 79.2 81 87.8 85.6 89.6
69 79.6 78.7 80.6 87.6 85.3 89.4
68 79.1 78.2 80.2 87.4 85.1 89.3
67 78.7 77.7 79.9 87.2 84.8 89.1
66 78.3 77.2 79.6 87 84.6 89
65 77.9 76.8 79.2 86.8 84.4 88.9
64 77.5 76.3 78.9 86.7 84.2 88.8
63 77.1 75.9 78.6 86.5 84 88.7
62 76.8 75.5 78.4 86.4 83.8 88.7
61 76.5 75.1 78.1 86.3 83.7 88.6
60 76.1 74.8 77.8 86.2 83.5 88.5
59 75.8 74.4 77.6 86.1 83.4 88.5
58 75.5 74.1 77.4 86 83.3 88.4
57 75.3 73.8 77.1 85.9 83.1 88.4
56 75 73.4 76.9 85.8 83 88.4
55 74.7 73.2 76.7 85.8 82.9 88.3
54 74.5 72.9 76.5 85.7 82.8 88.3
53 74.3 72.6 76.3 85.6 82.8 88.3
52 74.1 72.3 76.1 85.6 82.7 88.2
51 73.8 72.1 76 85.5 82.6 88.2
50 73.6 71.9 75.8 85.5 82.5 88.2
49 73.4 71.6 75.6 85.4 82.5 88.1
48 73.3 71.4 75.5 85.4 82.4 88.1
47 73.1 71.2 75.3 85.4 82.4 88.1
46 72.9 71 75.2 85.3 82.3 88.1
45 72.7 70.9 75 85.3 82.3 88.1
44 72.6 70.7 74.9 85.2 82.2 88
43 72.4 70.5 74.8 85.2 82.2 88
42 72.3 70.4 74.6 85.2 82.2 88
41 72.2 70.2 74.5 85.2 82.1 88
40 72 70.1 74.4 85.1 82.1 88
39 71.9 69.9 74.3 85.1 82.1 88
38 71.8 69.8 74.2 85.1 82.1 87.9
37 71.7 69.7 74.1 85.1 82 87.9
36 71.6 69.5 74 85.1 82 87.9
35 71.5 69.4 73.9 85.1 82 87.9
34 71.4 69.3 73.8 85 82 87.9
33 71.3 69.2 73.7 85 82 87.9
32 71.2 69.1 73.6 85 82 87.9
31 71.1 69 73.6 85 82 87.9
30 71 68.9 73.5 85 81.9 87.9
29 70.9 68.8 73.4 85 81.9 87.8
28 70.8 68.6 73.3 85 81.9 87.8
27 70.7 68.5 73.2 85 81.9 87.8
26 70.6 68.4 73.2 85 81.9 87.8
25 70.5 68.3 73.1 85 81.9 87.8
24 70.4 68.2 73 85 81.9 87.8
23 70.3 68.1 72.9 84.9 81.9 87.8
22 70.2 68 72.9 84.9 81.9 87.8
21 70.1 67.8 72.8 84.9 81.9 87.8
20 70 67.7 72.7 84.9 81.8 87.8
19 69.9 67.6 72.6 84.9 81.8 87.8
18 69.8 67.5 72.6 84.9 81.8 87.8
17 69.7 67.4 72.5 84.9 81.8 87.8
16 69.6 67.3 72.4 84.9 81.8 87.8
15 69.6 67.3 72.4 84.9 81.8 87.8
14 69.5 67.2 72.3 84.9 81.8 87.8
13 69.5 67.2 72.3 84.9 81.8 87.8
12 69.5 67.1 72.3 84.9 81.8 87.7
11 69.4 67.1 72.2 84.9 81.8 87.7
10 69.4 67 72.2 84.9 81.8 87.7
9 69.3 67 72.2 84.9 81.8 87.7
8 69.3 67 72.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
7 69.2 66.9 72.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
6 69.2 66.8 72 84.9 81.8 87.7
5 69.1 66.8 71.9 84.8 81.8 87.7
4 69 66.7 71.9 84.8 81.8 87.7
3 68.9 66.6 71.7 84.8 81.7 87.7
2 68.8 66.4 71.6 84.8 81.7 87.7
1 68.6 66.3 71.4 84.8 81.7 87.7
0 66.5 64 69.5 84.6 81.6 87.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Papua New Guinea can expect to live to 71 years compared to 85 in South Korea, rising to 77.9 and 86.8 at 65, and to 85.7 and 90.7 at 80 — higher than the 66.5 and 84.6 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Papua New Guinea and South Korea.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Papua New Guinea South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.09% 0.04% 0.16% 5.61% 1.7% 8.36%
99 0.14% 0.07% 0.26% 7.43% 2.54% 11%
98 0.23% 0.12% 0.41% 9.59% 3.68% 14%
97 0.36% 0.2% 0.63% 12.1% 5.15% 17.4%
96 0.55% 0.31% 0.94% 15% 6.99% 21.2%
95 0.82% 0.46% 1.37% 18.1% 9.22% 25.2%
94 1.18% 0.69% 1.95% 21.5% 11.8% 29.5%
93 1.67% 0.99% 2.7% 25.2% 14.8% 34%
92 2.29% 1.39% 3.65% 29.1% 18.2% 38.5%
91 3.09% 1.92% 4.82% 33% 21.7% 43%
90 4.07% 2.58% 6.24% 37.1% 25.6% 47.5%
89 5.25% 3.41% 7.93% 41.2% 29.5% 51.8%
88 6.67% 4.43% 9.89% 45.2% 33.6% 56%
87 8.31% 5.63% 12.1% 49.1% 37.6% 60%
86 10.2% 7.04% 14.6% 52.9% 41.7% 63.7%
85 12.3% 8.66% 17.3% 56.5% 45.6% 67.1%
84 14.6% 10.5% 20.3% 60% 49.4% 70.3%
83 17.1% 12.5% 23.4% 63.2% 53.1% 73.2%
82 19.7% 14.7% 26.6% 66.3% 56.7% 75.9%
81 22.5% 17% 29.9% 69.2% 60.1% 78.3%
80 25.4% 19.5% 33.3% 71.9% 63.3% 80.6%
79 28.4% 22.1% 36.7% 74.5% 66.4% 82.7%
78 31.4% 24.8% 40% 76.8% 69.2% 84.5%
77 34.5% 27.7% 43.3% 79% 71.8% 86.2%
76 37.6% 30.5% 46.6% 80.9% 74.2% 87.7%
75 40.6% 33.4% 49.7% 82.6% 76.4% 89%
74 43.6% 36.3% 52.7% 84.1% 78.3% 90.1%
73 46.5% 39.2% 55.5% 85.5% 80% 91.1%
72 49.3% 42.1% 58.2% 86.7% 81.6% 91.9%
71 52% 44.9% 60.7% 87.8% 83.1% 92.7%
70 54.6% 47.6% 63.1% 89% 84.6% 93.5%
69 57.1% 50.3% 65.3% 90% 86% 94.2%
68 59.5% 52.9% 67.3% 91% 87.3% 94.8%
67 61.8% 55.4% 69.2% 92% 88.6% 95.4%
66 63.9% 57.8% 71% 92.8% 89.8% 95.9%
65 66% 60.1% 72.6% 93.5% 90.8% 96.4%
64 67.9% 62.3% 74.2% 94.2% 91.7% 96.7%
63 69.7% 64.4% 75.6% 94.7% 92.5% 97%
62 71.4% 66.4% 76.9% 95.2% 93.3% 97.3%
61 73% 68.3% 78.2% 95.7% 93.9% 97.5%
60 74.5% 70% 79.3% 96.1% 94.5% 97.7%
59 75.9% 71.7% 80.4% 96.4% 95% 97.9%
58 77.2% 73.2% 81.4% 96.8% 95.5% 98.1%
57 78.4% 74.7% 82.3% 97% 95.9% 98.2%
56 79.5% 76% 83.2% 97.3% 96.3% 98.3%
55 80.6% 77.3% 84% 97.5% 96.7% 98.5%
54 81.5% 78.5% 84.8% 97.7% 97% 98.6%
53 82.5% 79.6% 85.5% 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
52 83.3% 80.6% 86.1% 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
51 84.1% 81.6% 86.8% 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
50 84.8% 82.5% 87.4% 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
49 85.5% 83.3% 87.9% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
48 86.2% 84.1% 88.4% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
47 86.8% 84.8% 88.9% 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
46 87.3% 85.4% 89.4% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
45 87.8% 86% 89.8% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
44 88.3% 86.6% 90.2% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
43 88.8% 87.1% 90.5% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
42 89.2% 87.6% 90.9% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
41 89.6% 88.1% 91.2% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
40 90% 88.5% 91.5% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
39 90.3% 88.9% 91.8% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
38 90.6% 89.3% 92.1% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
37 90.9% 89.7% 92.3% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
36 91.2% 90% 92.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
35 91.5% 90.3% 92.8% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
34 91.8% 90.6% 93% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
33 92% 90.9% 93.2% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
32 92.2% 91.2% 93.4% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
31 92.5% 91.5% 93.6% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
30 92.7% 91.7% 93.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
29 92.9% 92% 93.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
28 93.1% 92.2% 94.1% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
27 93.3% 92.5% 94.3% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
26 93.5% 92.7% 94.4% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
25 93.7% 93% 94.6% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
24 93.9% 93.2% 94.7% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
23 94.1% 93.5% 94.9% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
22 94.3% 93.7% 95% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
21 94.5% 94% 95.1% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
20 94.7% 94.2% 95.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
19 94.9% 94.4% 95.4% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
18 95.1% 94.6% 95.5% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
17 95.2% 94.8% 95.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
16 95.3% 94.9% 95.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
15 95.4% 95.1% 95.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
14 95.5% 95.1% 95.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
13 95.6% 95.2% 96% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
12 95.7% 95.3% 96% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
11 95.7% 95.4% 96.1% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
10 95.8% 95.4% 96.2% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
9 95.8% 95.5% 96.2% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
8 95.9% 95.6% 96.3% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
7 96% 95.7% 96.3% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
6 96.1% 95.8% 96.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
5 96.2% 95.9% 96.5% 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
4 96.3% 96% 96.7% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
3 96.5% 96.2% 96.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
2 96.7% 96.4% 97% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
1 96.9% 96.6% 97.2% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 74.5% of newborns in Papua New Guinea and 96.1% in South Korea are expected to live past 60, 54.6% and 89% past 70, 25.4% and 71.9% past 80, and only 4.07% and 37.1% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Papua New Guinea South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 41.5% 42.6% 40.5% 26.2% 35.5% 25.5%
99 39.7% 40.9% 38.7% 24.5% 33.3% 23.7%
98 37.9% 39.2% 36.9% 22.6% 30.9% 21.6%
97 36.2% 37.5% 35.1% 20.8% 28.6% 19.7%
96 34.4% 35.8% 33.2% 19% 26.3% 17.8%
95 32.6% 34.1% 31.4% 17.4% 24.2% 16.1%
94 30.7% 32.3% 29.5% 15.9% 22.2% 14.5%
93 29% 30.6% 27.7% 14.6% 20.2% 13%
92 27.3% 29% 26% 13.3% 18.3% 11.7%
91 25.7% 27.4% 24.4% 12% 16.5% 10.5%
90 24.1% 25.8% 22.8% 10.9% 14.9% 9.42%
89 22.6% 24.3% 21.3% 9.87% 13.4% 8.4%
88 21.2% 22.9% 19.8% 8.91% 12.1% 7.47%
87 19.8% 21.4% 18.4% 8% 10.8% 6.61%
86 18.4% 20% 17% 7.17% 9.69% 5.83%
85 17% 18.6% 15.7% 6.42% 8.66% 5.13%
84 15.8% 17.3% 14.4% 5.75% 7.75% 4.52%
83 14.6% 16.1% 13.2% 5.15% 6.96% 3.98%
82 13.4% 14.9% 12.1% 4.63% 6.26% 3.52%
81 12.4% 13.8% 11.1% 4.18% 5.65% 3.13%
80 11.4% 12.8% 10.1% 3.79% 5.1% 2.8%
79 10.5% 11.9% 9.23% 3.42% 4.6% 2.5%
78 9.71% 11% 8.4% 3.07% 4.12% 2.22%
77 8.9% 10.2% 7.64% 2.72% 3.65% 1.95%
76 8.14% 9.41% 6.93% 2.38% 3.21% 1.69%
75 7.46% 8.68% 6.28% 2.07% 2.8% 1.44%
74 6.84% 8.01% 5.67% 1.8% 2.45% 1.23%
73 6.26% 7.37% 5.12% 1.58% 2.16% 1.06%
72 5.72% 6.79% 4.61% 1.41% 1.95% 0.94%
71 5.23% 6.25% 4.15% 1.31% 1.81% 0.86%
70 4.79% 5.76% 3.74% 1.25% 1.72% 0.81%
69 4.38% 5.3% 3.37% 1.19% 1.65% 0.76%
68 4.01% 4.89% 3.05% 1.11% 1.56% 0.69%
67 3.68% 4.51% 2.76% 1.02% 1.44% 0.62%
66 3.37% 4.16% 2.5% 0.9% 1.3% 0.53%
65 3.09% 3.84% 2.27% 0.78% 1.14% 0.44%
64 2.84% 3.54% 2.07% 0.68% 0.99% 0.37%
63 2.6% 3.25% 1.89% 0.59% 0.88% 0.31%
62 2.38% 2.99% 1.73% 0.53% 0.78% 0.27%
61 2.18% 2.74% 1.58% 0.46% 0.69% 0.24%
60 2% 2.51% 1.45% 0.41% 0.62% 0.21%
59 1.83% 2.3% 1.33% 0.37% 0.56% 0.19%
58 1.67% 2.11% 1.23% 0.33% 0.5% 0.17%
57 1.54% 1.94% 1.13% 0.3% 0.45% 0.15%
56 1.41% 1.78% 1.04% 0.27% 0.41% 0.13%
55 1.3% 1.64% 0.97% 0.24% 0.36% 0.11%
54 1.2% 1.51% 0.9% 0.21% 0.32% 0.1%
53 1.11% 1.39% 0.83% 0.19% 0.28% 0.09%
52 1.02% 1.28% 0.77% 0.17% 0.25% 0.08%
51 0.95% 1.18% 0.72% 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
50 0.87% 1.08% 0.67% 0.14% 0.2% 0.07%
49 0.81% 0.99% 0.63% 0.13% 0.19% 0.07%
48 0.74% 0.91% 0.58% 0.12% 0.17% 0.06%
47 0.69% 0.84% 0.54% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
46 0.63% 0.77% 0.5% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
45 0.59% 0.71% 0.47% 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
44 0.54% 0.66% 0.43% 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
43 0.5% 0.61% 0.4% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
42 0.47% 0.56% 0.38% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
41 0.44% 0.52% 0.36% 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
40 0.41% 0.49% 0.33% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
39 0.38% 0.45% 0.31% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.36% 0.42% 0.3% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
37 0.34% 0.4% 0.28% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.32% 0.38% 0.26% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
35 0.3% 0.35% 0.25% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
34 0.28% 0.34% 0.23% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
33 0.27% 0.32% 0.22% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
32 0.26% 0.3% 0.21% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
31 0.25% 0.29% 0.2% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
30 0.24% 0.28% 0.19% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
29 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
28 0.23% 0.27% 0.18% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
27 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
26 0.22% 0.27% 0.16% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
25 0.21% 0.26% 0.16% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
24 0.21% 0.27% 0.15% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
23 0.21% 0.27% 0.15% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
22 0.21% 0.27% 0.15% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
21 0.21% 0.26% 0.14% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
20 0.2% 0.25% 0.14% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
19 0.19% 0.24% 0.14% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
18 0.17% 0.21% 0.13% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
17 0.15% 0.18% 0.12% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
16 0.13% 0.15% 0.11% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
15 0.11% 0.12% 0.09% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
14 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
13 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
12 0.07% 0.07% 0.06% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
11 0.06% 0.07% 0.06% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
10 0.06% 0.07% 0.06% 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.07% 0.07% 0.06% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
8 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.08% 0.09% 0.08% 0.007% 0.007% 0.007%
6 0.1% 0.1% 0.09% 0.008% 0.008% 0.008%
5 0.11% 0.12% 0.11% 0.009% 0.009% 0.009%
4 0.14% 0.15% 0.13% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.17% 0.18% 0.16% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.2% 0.21% 0.19% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
1 0.25% 0.26% 0.24% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 3.08% 3.36% 2.77% 0.19% 0.2% 0.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/papua-new-guinea/south-korea | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Papua New Guinea compared to South Korea, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 3.08% in the birth year in Papua New Guinea and 0.19% in South Korea, 0.24% vs 0.02% at age 30, 2% vs 0.41% at 60, and 11.4% vs 3.79% at 80.

Death rate by age in Papua New Guinea vs South Korea

Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Papua New Guinea South Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 1,496 465 2,272
99 57 30.4 99.7 1,820 846 2,596
98 87.9 48.1 150.7 2,167 1,138 3,025
97 131.3 73.6 220.8 2,513 1,472 3,426
96 190.1 109.5 313 2,846 1,839 3,778
95 266.9 158 431 3,154 2,227 4,062
94 364 221.6 576 3,435 2,625 4,281
93 483 303 748 3,670 2,997 4,428
92 626 403 948 3,854 3,319 4,513
91 792 524 1,174 3,978 3,585 4,529
90 981 667 1,422 4,047 3,805 4,469
89 1,189 831 1,688 4,064 3,960 4,351
88 1,412 1,012 1,961 4,023 4,047 4,181
87 1,643 1,208 2,233 3,931 4,072 3,963
86 1,872 1,410 2,491 3,793 4,036 3,713
85 2,093 1,614 2,726 3,628 3,949 3,445
84 2,298 1,813 2,929 3,448 3,833 3,175
83 2,482 2,003 3,095 3,257 3,697 2,914
82 2,645 2,181 3,224 3,068 3,548 2,673
81 2,784 2,345 3,314 2,894 3,393 2,454
80 2,899 2,493 3,367 2,726 3,228 2,253
79 2,989 2,623 3,382 2,548 3,050 2,065
78 3,051 2,731 3,363 2,355 2,849 1,876
77 3,071 2,815 3,310 2,149 2,624 1,680
76 3,058 2,873 3,227 1,925 2,380 1,478
75 3,029 2,904 3,117 1,706 2,136 1,283
74 2,978 2,910 2,987 1,512 1,917 1,112
73 2,907 2,893 2,840 1,347 1,729 968
72 2,821 2,858 2,683 1,225 1,589 862
71 2,722 2,806 2,521 1,153 1,507 801
70 2,615 2,742 2,359 1,109 1,458 760
69 2,503 2,668 2,201 1,068 1,416 712
68 2,387 2,587 2,050 1,012 1,359 656
67 2,272 2,499 1,907 936 1,279 588
66 2,157 2,405 1,775 837 1,167 507
65 2,042 2,307 1,651 730 1,035 424
64 1,928 2,204 1,537 636 909 354
63 1,815 2,096 1,430 563 810 305
62 1,703 1,985 1,330 501 727 266.7
61 1,593 1,873 1,237 443 649 231.4
60 1,488 1,761 1,151 398 585 204.3
59 1,387 1,651 1,071 359 531 182.7
58 1,292 1,546 997 322 481 162.3
57 1,204 1,446 930 290 435 143.6
56 1,123 1,353 868 260.8 391 126.9
55 1,048 1,265 812 232.6 349 111.9
54 979 1,183 760 206.2 309 98.8
53 914 1,104 712 182.4 273 88.5
52 853 1,030 668 164.8 244.9 82.1
51 796 959 626 151 221.8 77.5
50 742 892 587 137.9 200.6 72.6
49 690 828 550 126.7 182.6 68.3
48 642 768 514 116.1 166 63.9
47 597 712 480 104.4 148.4 58.3
46 554 660 448 93.1 131.9 52.6
45 515 612 419 84.3 118.5 48.1
44 480 568 391 76.2 106.4 44
43 447 528 366 68.6 95.3 40.2
42 418 492 344 61.9 85.1 37
41 392 460 324 55.8 75.6 34.2
40 368 430 306 50.2 66.9 31.8
39 347 404 289.1 44.8 58.7 29.5
38 327 379 273.1 40.1 51.5 27.4
37 309 358 257.6 36.1 45.3 25.6
36 291.4 338 242.8 32.3 39.8 23.6
35 275.7 320 228.9 28.9 35.1 21.7
34 261.5 304 216.2 26 31.3 20
33 249 289.8 204.9 23.6 28.1 18.4
32 238.2 277.8 195.1 21.5 25.4 16.9
31 229.1 267.8 186.7 19.7 23.3 15.6
30 221.5 259.8 179.4 18.2 21.5 14.5
29 215.2 253.7 172.7 16.8 19.9 13.4
28 209.9 249.4 166.2 15.6 18.5 12.5
27 205.6 246.8 159.7 14.6 17.3 11.8
26 202.1 245.8 153.5 13.8 16.2 11.2
25 199.6 246.2 147.7 13.2 15.4 10.8
24 198.2 247.5 143 12.8 14.9 10.5
23 197.5 249 139.8 12.6 14.8 10.3
22 196.9 249.5 137.9 12.5 14.7 10.1
21 195.2 247.2 136.8 12.4 14.7 9.89
20 190.3 239.4 135.2 12.1 14.4 9.53
19 180.6 224.3 131.8 11.5 13.8 9.02
18 165.4 201.6 125.1 10.5 12.6 8.27
17 145.5 173.1 114.8 9.2 10.9 7.37
16 123.8 143.4 102.1 7.83 9.14 6.44
15 103.3 116.4 88.8 6.59 7.52 5.6
14 86.3 94.9 76.8 5.61 6.25 4.94
13 73.8 79.6 67.5 5.01 5.45 4.54
12 65.8 70 61.1 4.72 5.06 4.37
11 61.7 65.4 57.8 4.77 5.05 4.47
10 61.3 64.9 57.3 5.33 5.63 5.02
9 64.1 68.3 59.6 6.1 6.42 5.75
8 70.2 75.1 64.8 6.71 7.03 6.38
7 79.6 85.6 73.1 7.2 7.46 6.92
6 92.7 99.9 85 7.76 7.93 7.57
5 110.1 118.2 101.4 8.61 8.68 8.54
4 132.5 141.3 123 9.92 9.86 9.98
3 160.8 169.8 151.2 11.9 11.7 12.1
2 196.3 204.7 187.3 14.9 14.5 15.2
1 240.4 247.3 233 19.6 19.2 20.2
0 3,076 3,364 2,770 189.5 203.7 174.6

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/papua-new-guinea/south-korea | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Papua New Guinea, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 89 in South Korea. The median age of death is 71.7 in Papua New Guinea and 86.8 in South Korea, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Papua New Guinea and South Korea more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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