Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV

Ethiopia
6,400
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,600
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
21st

Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Papua New Guinea
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,600 against 6,400 in Ethiopia, a difference of 1,200.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 140 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 79,200 1,800 77,400 Ethiopia
2000s 24,700 3,440 21,260 Ethiopia
2010s 11,920 4,480 7,440 Ethiopia
2020s 7,600 6,920 680 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 7,600 against 6,400 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
1,200, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv?
Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid, drawing on UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/adults-ages-15-49-newly-infected-with-hiv/ethiopia/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/adults-ages-15-49-newly-infected-with-hiv/ethiopia/papua-new-guinea/">Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 4,878 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.