Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy was 46.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea stood at 46.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 46.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 127th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 1.0% | — |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +166.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 14.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 38.0% | 46.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.7486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0574 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea was 46.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 127th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy is a combination of several antiretroviral medicines, used to slow the rate at which HIV multiplies inside the body.