Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Incidence of HIV, all

Namibia
1.6 per 1,000 uninfected population
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population
in 2024
Namibia rank
7th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th

Incidence of HIV, all over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
051015199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.6 per 1,000 uninfected population against 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected population.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 146 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 10.75 per 1,000 uninfected population 0.526 per 1,000 uninfected population 10.22 per 1,000 uninfected population Namibia
2000s 8.87 per 1,000 uninfected population 0.789 per 1,000 uninfected population 8.08 per 1,000 uninfected population Namibia
2010s 3.99 per 1,000 uninfected population 0.796 per 1,000 uninfected population 3.19 per 1,000 uninfected population Namibia
2020s 1.72 per 1,000 uninfected population 1.01 per 1,000 uninfected population 0.714 per 1,000 uninfected population Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, all, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 1.6 per 1,000 uninfected population against 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, all between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.5 per 1,000 uninfected population, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for incidence of hiv, all?
Namibia ranks 7th 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, all (per 1,000 uninfected population). 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, all (per 1,000 uninfected population)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected population
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 5,697 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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