Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously 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 the share of new infections among the previously in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.38 for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously 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, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously 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 the share of new infections among the previously in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Papua New Guinea?
- Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Papua New Guinea was 1.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6249 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously 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 the share of new infections among the previously uninfected population ages 15 49. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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