Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy was 2,574 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea stood at 2,574. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,574 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2006 | 41 | +485.7% |
| 2007 | 221 | +439.0% |
| 2008 | 311 | +40.7% |
| 2009 | 397 | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 482 | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 573 | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 735 | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 887 | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 1,042 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 1,170 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 1,267 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1,337 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1,445 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 1,544 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1,696 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 2,004 | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 2,147 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 2,200 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2,372 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 2,574 | +8.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2,574 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,539, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2,574 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 290, 8.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +600.0% | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | +485.7% | 7 | 41 |
| 2007 | +439.0% | 41 | 221 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8 | 0 | 397 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,048 | 482 | 1,544 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,166 | 1,696 | 2,574 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea?
- Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea was 2,574 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,574 in 2025.
- What is the lowest reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. 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 Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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