Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people

Papua New Guinea
1.38 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Tanzania
1.13 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Tanzania rank
14th

New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tanzania
0246810199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.38 infections per 1,000 people against 1.13 infections per 1,000 people in Tanzania, a difference of 0.25 infections per 1,000 people.

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.784 infections per 1,000 people 8.1 infections per 1,000 people 7.32 infections per 1,000 people Tanzania
2000s 1.05 infections per 1,000 people 4.11 infections per 1,000 people 3.06 infections per 1,000 people Tanzania
2010s 0.9956 infections per 1,000 people 3.11 infections per 1,000 people 2.12 infections per 1,000 people Tanzania
2020s 1.3 infections per 1,000 people 1.71 infections per 1,000 people 0.4093 infections per 1,000 people Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.38 infections per 1,000 people against 1.13 infections per 1,000 people in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
0.25 infections per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Unit
infections per 1,000 people
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.