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Life expectancy in the Pacific, and the case of Naoero

Albert Prabhakar Gudapati and Stephen Howes

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24 Sept 2026

Naoero's life expectancy has collapsed from Pacific-leading to lowest in the region. Data-driven analysis explores why, and what a migration deal with Australia might do.DisclosureThis research was undertaken with the support of the ANU-UPNG Partnership, an initiative of the PNG-Australia Partnership, funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The views expressed are those of the authors only.About the author/sAlbert Prabhakar GudapatiDr Albert Prabhakar Gudapati is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Economics Division in the School of Business and Public Policy at The University of Papua New Guinea.Stephen HowesStephen Howes is Director of the Development Policy Centre and Professor of Economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University.

Naoero's life expectancy has collapsed from Pacific-leading to lowest in the region. Data-driven analysis explores why, and what a migration deal with Australia might do.Disclosure This research was undertaken with the support of the ANU-UPNG Partnership, an initiative of the PNG-Australia Partnership, funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The views expressed are those of the authors only. About the author/s Albert Prabhakar Gudapati Dr Albert Prabhakar Gudapati is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Economics Division in the School of Business and Public Policy at The University of Papua New Guinea. Stephen Howes Stephen Howes is Director of the Development Policy Centre and Professor of Economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University.

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