Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49

Guyana
1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.4 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Guyana rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 over time

  • Guyana
  • Papua New Guinea
0.50.7511.21.5199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.4 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Guyana, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Guyana ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 146 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.04 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.784 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.26 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Guyana
2000s 1.29 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 1.06 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.234 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Guyana
2010s 1.05 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.998 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.052 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Guyana
2020s 1.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 1.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.08 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.4 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49 between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
0.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49?
Guyana ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49). 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 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,773 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.