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 0.2429 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.2429 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.2429 units per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0115 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.20.251990200620231990: 0.011 units per square kilometre1991: 0.015 units per square kilometre1992: 0.018 units per square kilometre1993: 0.021 units per square kilometre1994: 0.024 units per square kilometre1995: 0.029 units per square kilometre1996: 0.033 units per square kilometre1997: 0.038 units per square kilometre1998: 0.044 units per square kilometre1999: 0.049 units per square kilometre2000: 0.055 units per square kilometre2001: 0.06 units per square kilometre2002: 0.066 units per square kilometre2003: 0.073 units per square kilometre2004: 0.077 units per square kilometre2005: 0.084 units per square kilometre2006: 0.091 units per square kilometre2007: 0.097 units per square kilometre2008: 0.104 units per square kilometre2009: 0.113 units per square kilometre2010: 0.119 units per square kilometre2011: 0.128 units per square kilometre2012: 0.135 units per square kilometre2013: 0.141 units per square kilometre2014: 0.15 units per square kilometre2015: 0.159 units per square kilometre2016: 0.166 units per square kilometre2017: 0.174 units per square kilometre2018: 0.185 units per square kilometre2019: 0.197 units per square kilometre2020: 0.208 units per square kilometre2021: 0.219 units per square kilometre2022: 0.243 units per square kilometre2023: 0.243 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.2429 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 71.9% 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 0.2429 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 76th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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 square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0115 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0146 units per square kilometre +26.9%
1992 0.0177 units per square kilometre +21.2%
1993 0.0212 units per square kilometre +20.0%
1994 0.0243 units per square kilometre +14.6%
1995 0.0287 units per square kilometre +18.2%
1996 0.0331 units per square kilometre +15.4%
1997 0.0375 units per square kilometre +13.3%
1998 0.0442 units per square kilometre +17.6%
1999 0.0486 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2000 0.0552 units per square kilometre +13.6%
2001 0.0596 units per square kilometre +8.0%
2002 0.0662 units per square kilometre +11.1%
2003 0.0729 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2004 0.0773 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2005 0.0839 units per square kilometre +8.6%
2006 0.0905 units per square kilometre +7.9%
2007 0.0972 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2008 0.1038 units per square kilometre +6.8%
2009 0.1126 units per square kilometre +8.5%
2010 0.1192 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2011 0.1281 units per square kilometre +7.4%
2012 0.1347 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2013 0.1413 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2014 0.1502 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2015 0.159 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2016 0.1656 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2017 0.1744 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2018 0.1855 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2019 0.1965 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2020 0.2076 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2021 0.2186 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2022 0.2429 units per square kilometre +11.1%
2023 0.2429 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.2429 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2672 units per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.2429 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2565 units per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0281 units per square kilometre 0.0115 units per square kilometre 0.0486 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0819 units per square kilometre 0.0552 units per square kilometre 0.1126 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1555 units per square kilometre 0.1192 units per square kilometre 0.1965 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.228 units per square kilometre 0.2076 units per square kilometre 0.2429 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 73 Malaysia 0.2557 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 74 Armenia 0.2482 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 75 Nepal 0.2442 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 77 Senegal 0.2389 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 78 South Sudan 0.2374 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 79 Colombia 0.2073 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.2429 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.2429 units per square kilometre in 2022.
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 0.0115 units per square kilometre 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 76th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
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 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
153 places, 5,023 data points, 1990–2023
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Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.