Children newly infected with HIV in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Children newly infected with HIV was 2,675 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children newly infected with HIV in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
In 2024, children newly infected with hiv in Papua New Guinea stood at 2,675 infections. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,675 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 210.04 infections, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 210.04 infections | — |
| 1991 | 263.2 infections | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 318.11 infections | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 383.29 infections | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 448.1 infections | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 539.55 infections | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 628.92 infections | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 723.17 infections | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 822.43 infections | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 921.13 infections | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 1,021 infections | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 1,120 infections | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1,215 infections | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1,309 infections | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1,382 infections | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1,459 infections | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1,521 infections | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1,588 infections | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1,649 infections | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,656 infections | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,800 infections | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1,821 infections | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,849 infections | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,911 infections | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,937 infections | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,042 infections | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2,090 infections | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,130 infections | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,193 infections | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,231 infections | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,435 infections | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2,503 infections | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2,606 infections | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 2,650 infections | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2,675 infections | +0.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2,675 infections is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 422.29 infections, 6.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2,675 infections is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.34 infections, 38.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 525.8 infections | 210.04 infections | 921.13 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,392 infections | 1,021 infections | 1,656 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 infections | 1,800 infections | 2,231 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,574 infections | 2,435 infections | 2,675 infections | 5 |
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 children newly infected with hiv in Papua New Guinea?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Papua New Guinea was 2,675 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,675 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 210.04 infections in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.