Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV was 30 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 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 in Papua New Guinea is 30, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Papua New Guinea peaked at 30 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 79th out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 22 | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 16 | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 28 | +27.3% |
| 2025 | 30 | +7.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 30 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79, 38% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 30 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5, 41% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +150.0% | 2 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.6 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 | 16 | 30 | 6 |
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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)
- 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 in Papua New Guinea?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Papua New Guinea was 30 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 79th out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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