Papua New Guinea vs World: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24

Papua New Guinea
1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
in 2024
World
0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
World rank
13th

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • World
0.20.40.60.811.2199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 against 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in World, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.0 times World's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and World ranks 13th of 137 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.642 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 0.996 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 0.354 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 World
2000s 0.872 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 0.707 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 0.165 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.838 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 0.471 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 0.367 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 0.33 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 0.79 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-24, Papua New Guinea or World?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 against 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-24 between Papua New Guinea and World?
0.9 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-24?
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and World ranks 13th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 5,255 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.