New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 1.38 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.38 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.38 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.6249 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.38 infections per 1,000 people for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.38 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6249 infections per 1,000 people, 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.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6249 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.6557 infections per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6568 infections per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7041 infections per 1,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7294 infections per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7964 infections per 1,000 people | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8422 infections per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8935 infections per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9493 infections per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9872 infections per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.04 infections per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.06 infections per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.08 infections per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.11 infections per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.08 infections per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.09 infections per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 infections per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 infections per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9763 infections per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9822 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9835 infections per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9891 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9797 infections per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9508 infections per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9113 infections per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.93 infections per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9375 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9958 infections per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.12 infections per 1,000 people | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 1.16 infections per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.22 infections per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.26 infections per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3 infections per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.34 infections per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.38 infections per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.38 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3739 infections per 1,000 people, 3.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.38 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1532 infections per 1,000 people, 9.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.784 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6249 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9872 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9763 infections per 1,000 people | 1.11 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9956 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9113 infections per 1,000 people | 1.16 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 infections per 1,000 people | 1.22 infections per 1,000 people | 1.38 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 9 Fiji 2.48 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 1.44 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 11 Uganda 1.42 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Guyana 1.18 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 14 Tanzania 1.13 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 15 Suriname 1.1 infections per 1,000 people compare
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 new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea was 1.38 infections per 1,000 people in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6249 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people 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 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.