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

Latest (2025)
7,700
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
17th
of 91 countries
All-time high
7,700
in 2025
All-time low
4,400
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2010201720252010: 4.4k2011: 4.6k2012: 4.8k2013: 4.9k2014: 5.1k2015: 5.3k2016: 5.4k2017: 5.5k2018: 5.7k2019: 6.0k2020: 6.2k2021: 6.5k2022: 6.8k2023: 7.0k2024: 7.4k2025: 7.7k

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

Annual values for Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission in Papua New Guinea, 2010 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5,170 4,400 6,000 10
2020s 6,933 6,200 7,700 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 14 Ethiopia 14,000 compare
  2. 15 Central African Republic 9,900 compare
  3. 16 Namibia 8,600 compare
  4. 18 Chad 7,100 compare
  5. 18 Congo 7,100 compare
  6. 20 Eswatini 6,900 compare

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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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Indicator
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
101 places, 1,608 data points, 2010–2025
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