Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv was 2,675 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,675
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
11th
of 86 countries
All-time high
2,675
in 2024
All-time low
210.04
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Papua New Guinea stood at 2,675. 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, share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,675 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 210.04, 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.
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 210.04 | — |
| 1991 | 263.2 | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 318.11 | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 383.29 | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 448.1 | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 539.55 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 628.92 | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 723.17 | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 822.43 | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 921.13 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 1,021 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 1,120 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1,215 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1,309 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1,382 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1,459 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1,521 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1,588 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1,649 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,656 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,800 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1,821 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,849 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,911 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,937 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,042 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2,090 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,130 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,193 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,231 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,435 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2,503 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2,606 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 2,650 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2,675 | +0.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2,675 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 422.29, 6.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2,675 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.34, 38.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 525.8 | 210.04 | 921.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,392 | 1,021 | 1,656 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 | 1,800 | 2,231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,574 | 2,435 | 2,675 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Papua New Guinea was 2,675 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,675 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 210.04 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of children under fifteen years old with hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children under fifteen years old 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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