Incidence of hiv by age in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Incidence of hiv by age was 1.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.38
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.38
in 2024
All-time low
0.6249
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Incidence of hiv by age in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

00.511.51990200720241990: 0.6251991: 0.6561992: 0.6571993: 0.7041994: 0.7291995: 0.7961996: 0.8421997: 0.8941998: 0.9491999: 0.9872000: 12001: 1.12002: 1.12003: 1.12004: 1.12005: 1.12006: 1.12007: 12008: 0.9762009: 0.9822010: 0.9832011: 0.9892012: 0.982013: 0.9512014: 0.9112015: 0.932016: 0.9382017: 0.9962018: 1.12019: 1.22020: 1.22021: 1.32022: 1.32023: 1.32024: 1.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 1.38 for incidence of hiv by age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of hiv by age in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6249, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Incidence of hiv by age in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Incidence of hiv by age in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.6249 —
1991 0.6557 +4.9%
1992 0.6568 +0.2%
1993 0.7041 +7.2%
1994 0.7294 +3.6%
1995 0.7964 +9.2%
1996 0.8422 +5.8%
1997 0.8935 +6.1%
1998 0.9493 +6.2%
1999 0.9872 +4.0%
2000 1.04 +5.0%
2001 1.06 +2.7%
2002 1.08 +1.4%
2003 1.11 +2.5%
2004 1.08 -2.5%
2005 1.09 +1.1%
2006 1.05 -3.5%
2007 1.02 -3.2%
2008 0.9763 -4.2%
2009 0.9822 +0.6%
2010 0.9835 +0.1%
2011 0.9891 +0.6%
2012 0.9797 -0.9%
2013 0.9508 -2.9%
2014 0.9113 -4.2%
2015 0.93 +2.1%
2016 0.9375 +0.8%
2017 0.9958 +6.2%
2018 1.12 +12.7%
2019 1.16 +3.0%
2020 1.22 +5.4%
2021 1.26 +3.5%
2022 1.3 +2.8%
2023 1.34 +3.4%
2024 1.38 +2.7%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 1.38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3739, 3.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 1.38 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1532, 9.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.784 0.6249 0.9872 10
2000s 1.05 0.9763 1.11 10
2010s 0.9956 0.9113 1.16 10
2020s 1.3 1.22 1.38 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 9 Fiji 2.48 compare
  2. 10 Zimbabwe 1.44 compare
  3. 11 Uganda 1.42 compare
  4. 13 Guyana 1.18 compare
  5. 14 Tanzania 1.13 compare
  6. 15 Suriname 1.1 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of hiv by age in Papua New Guinea?
Incidence of hiv by age in Papua New Guinea was 1.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 in 2024.
What is the lowest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6249 in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for incidence of hiv by age?
Papua New Guinea ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of hiv by age rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Incidence of hiv by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of hiv by age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
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