Improving Australia's Aid Program to Papua New Guinea

PNG's development challenges - · Population: 8-10 million - Human Development Index: 0.516, ranked 155 out of 188 (lowest in Asia-Pacific) - - GDP per capita: $2,730 (Lower Middle Income status) Basic needs poverty rate: 39.9% - Infant Mortality Rate: 38/1,000 (Australia is 3/1,000) – Maternal Mortality Rate: 145/100,000 (Australia is 6/1,000) LOWY INSTITUTE

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