Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 2,317 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Papua New Guinea stood at 2,317. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 366.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,317 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 31st out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 68 | — |
| 2011 | 210 | +208.8% |
| 2012 | 328 | +56.2% |
| 2013 | 448 | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 573 | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 497 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 583 | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 733 | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 963 | +31.4% |
| 2019 | 1,300 | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 1,015 | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 1,183 | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 1,239 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1,515 | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 2,039 | +34.6% |
| 2025 | 2,317 | +13.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2,317 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 886, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2,317 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 218.5, 10.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 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 | +208.8% | 68 | 210 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 570.3 | 68 | 1,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,551 | 1,015 | 2,317 | 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 number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Papua New Guinea was 2,317 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,317 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 366.2%. 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 Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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