Papua New Guinea vs World: Prevalence of HIV, female

Papua New Guinea
0.8%
in 2024
World
0.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
World rank
16th

Prevalence of HIV, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • World
00.20.40.60.8199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8% against 0.3% in World, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.7 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 19th and World ranks 16th of 146 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% World
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% World
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.8% 0.3% 0.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hiv, female, Papua New Guinea or World?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.8% against 0.3% in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, female between Papua New Guinea and World?
0.5%, 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 prevalence of hiv, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and World ranks 16th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, female (% 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
Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24)
Unit
% ages 15-24
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 5,813 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of HIV, female is the percentage of females who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.