Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing was 7,700 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Papua New Guinea is 7,700, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7,700 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,400, in 2010.
Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,400 | — |
| 2011 | 4,600 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,800 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4,900 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5,100 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 5,300 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 5,400 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5,500 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5,700 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 6,000 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 6,200 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6,500 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 6,800 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 7,000 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 7,400 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 7,700 | +4.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 7,700 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,800, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 7,700 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 840, 9.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,170 | 4,400 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,933 | 6,200 | 7,700 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Papua New Guinea?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Papua New Guinea was 7,700 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,700 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,400 in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 17th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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