Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0113 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0113 units per person
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
25th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.0113 units per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0013 units per person
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

0.0030.0050.0070.010.0131990200720241990: 0.001 units per person1991: 0.002 units per person1992: 0.002 units per person1993: 0.002 units per person1994: 0.002 units per person1995: 0.003 units per person1996: 0.003 units per person1997: 0.003 units per person1998: 0.004 units per person1999: 0.004 units per person2000: 0.005 units per person2001: 0.005 units per person2002: 0.005 units per person2003: 0.005 units per person2004: 0.006 units per person2005: 0.006 units per person2006: 0.006 units per person2007: 0.006 units per person2008: 0.007 units per person2009: 0.007 units per person2010: 0.007 units per person2011: 0.007 units per person2012: 0.008 units per person2013: 0.008 units per person2014: 0.008 units per person2015: 0.008 units per person2016: 0.008 units per person2017: 0.009 units per person2018: 0.009 units per person2019: 0.009 units per person2020: 0.01 units per person2021: 0.01 units per person2022: 0.011 units per person2023: 0.011 units per person2024: 0.011 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Papua New Guinea is 0.0113 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0113 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 25th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
1990 0.0013 units per person
1991 0.0016 units per person +23.0%
1992 0.0019 units per person +17.0%
1993 0.0022 units per person +15.7%
1994 0.0025 units per person +10.5%
1995 0.0028 units per person +14.0%
1996 0.0031 units per person +11.3%
1997 0.0034 units per person +9.4%
1998 0.0039 units per person +13.6%
1999 0.0041 units per person +6.2%
2000 0.0045 units per person +9.8%
2001 0.0047 units per person +4.4%
2002 0.0051 units per person +7.4%
2003 0.0054 units per person +6.4%
2004 0.0055 units per person +2.6%
2005 0.0058 units per person +5.1%
2006 0.0061 units per person +4.5%
2007 0.0063 units per person +4.0%
2008 0.0065 units per person +3.6%
2009 0.0069 units per person +5.2%
2010 0.0071 units per person +2.7%
2011 0.0074 units per person +4.3%
2012 0.0075 units per person +2.3%
2013 0.0077 units per person +2.1%
2014 0.008 units per person +3.5%
2015 0.0082 units per person +3.2%
2016 0.0084 units per person +1.6%
2017 0.0086 units per person +2.8%
2018 0.0089 units per person +3.9%
2019 0.0093 units per person +3.6%
2020 0.0096 units per person +3.4%
2021 0.0099 units per person +3.2%
2022 0.0108 units per person +9.0%
2023 0.0106 units per person -1.8%
2024 0.0113 units per person +7.2%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0113 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0113 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0022 units per person, 5.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0027 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0041 units per person 10
2000s 0.0057 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0069 units per person 10
2010s 0.0081 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0093 units per person 10
2020s 0.0104 units per person 0.0096 units per person 0.0113 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 22 South Sudan 0.0126 units per person compare
  2. 23 Suriname 0.0125 units per person compare
  3. 24 Togo 0.0119 units per person compare
  4. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0107 units per person compare
  5. 27 Tuvalu 0.0104 units per person compare
  6. 28 Bahamas 0.01 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Papua New Guinea?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Papua New Guinea was 0.0113 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0113 units per person in 2024.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
153 places, 5,302 data points, 1990–2024
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Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.