Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 1,068 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tb patients tested positive for hiv in Papua New Guinea is 1,068, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,323 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2007.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 82 | — |
| 2007 | 17 | -79.3% |
| 2009 | 91 | +435.3% |
| 2010 | 222 | +144.0% |
| 2011 | 531 | +139.2% |
| 2012 | 368 | -30.7% |
| 2013 | 807 | +119.3% |
| 2014 | 781 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 758 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 699 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 791 | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 1,124 | +42.1% |
| 2019 | 1,323 | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 1,249 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,068 | -14.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1,068 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1,068 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 305.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tb patients tested positive for hiv 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +435.3% | 17 | 91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.33 | 17 | 91 | 3 |
| 2010s | 740.4 | 222 | 1,323 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,158 | 1,068 | 1,249 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Papua New Guinea?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Papua New Guinea was 1,068 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,323 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2007.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tb patients tested positive for hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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