Number of new hivaids infections who in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Number of new hivaids infections who was 11,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 142 countries
All-time high
11,000
in 2023
All-time low
4,100
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of new hivaids infections who in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2000201220242000: 4.1k2001: 4.4k2002: 4.7k2003: 5.0k2004: 5.1k2005: 5.3k2006: 5.4k2007: 5.5k2008: 5.5k2009: 5.7k2010: 6.0k2011: 6.1k2012: 6.2k2013: 6.3k2014: 6.3k2015: 6.6k2016: 6.8k2017: 7.3k2018: 8.1k2019: 8.5k2020: 9.2k2021: 9.6k2022: 10.0k2023: 11.0k2024: 11.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of new hivaids infections who in Papua New Guinea stood at 11,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 74.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new hivaids infections who in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,100, in 2000.

That places Papua New Guinea 20th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Number of new hivaids infections who in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Number of new hivaids infections who in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 4,100 —
2001 4,400 +7.3%
2002 4,700 +6.8%
2003 5,000 +6.4%
2004 5,100 +2.0%
2005 5,300 +3.9%
2006 5,400 +1.9%
2007 5,500 +1.9%
2008 5,500 +0.0%
2009 5,700 +3.6%
2010 6,000 +5.3%
2011 6,100 +1.7%
2012 6,200 +1.6%
2013 6,300 +1.6%
2014 6,300 +0.0%
2015 6,600 +4.8%
2016 6,800 +3.0%
2017 7,300 +7.4%
2018 8,100 +11.0%
2019 8,500 +4.9%
2020 9,200 +8.2%
2021 9,600 +4.3%
2022 10,000 +4.2%
2023 11,000 +10.0%
2024 11,000 +0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 11,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,100, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 11,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,250, 8.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,070 4,100 5,700 10
2010s 6,820 6,000 8,500 10
2020s 10,160 9,200 11,000 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 17 Cameroon 13,000 compare
  2. 18 Colombia 12,000 compare
  3. 18 Malawi 12,000 compare
  4. 20 Congo 11,000 compare
  5. 20 Myanmar 11,000 compare
  6. 23 Cote d'Ivoire 8,200 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of new hivaids infections who in Papua New Guinea?
Number of new hivaids infections who in Papua New Guinea was 11,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of new hivaids infections who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 11,000 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of new hivaids infections who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 4,100 in 2000.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of new hivaids infections who?
Papua New Guinea ranks 20th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of new hivaids infections who rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. 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 Number of new hivaids infections who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of new hivaids infections who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
142 places, 3,513 data points, 2000–2024
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