Papua New Guinea Statistics Office - Health

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HEALTH STATISTICS

Health Indicators

	1996	2000
Estimated life expectancy at birth, males	54.6	53.7
Estimated life expectancy at birth, females	53.5	54.8
Infant mortality rate, total	77.3	64
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for boys (under 1)	82.2	67
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for girls (under 1)	72	61
Child mortality rates for boys (1- 4 years)	28.3	27
Child mortality rates for girls (1- 4 years)	20.8	23
Maternal mortality rate per 100,000	370
General fertility rate (GFR)	166
Total fertility rate	4.8	4.5
Immunization rates (selected) 1 yr olds immunized for measles and others	38.7
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel	53.2
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age	29 (1997)	na
Age specific fertility rate for women aged 15 years and over	na	na

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