Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 1.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2024
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 23rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 3.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 23 Liberia 1.5% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 1.5% compare
- 26 Guyana 1.4% compare
- 26 South Sudan 1.4% compare
- 26 Ghana 1.4% 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 prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Papua New Guinea?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Papua New Guinea was 1.5% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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