Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
33rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
62.0%
in 2024
All-time low
35.5%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 35.5 %1991: 37.5 %1992: 39.3 %1993: 41.1 %1994: 42.8 %1995: 45.2 %1996: 47.3 %1997: 49 %1998: 50.5 %1999: 51.7 %2000: 52.7 %2001: 53.5 %2002: 54.2 %2003: 54.8 %2004: 55.2 %2005: 55.6 %2006: 55.9 %2007: 56.1 %2008: 56.3 %2009: 56.5 %2010: 56.7 %2011: 57 %2012: 57.3 %2013: 57.7 %2014: 58 %2015: 58.4 %2016: 58.8 %2017: 59.2 %2018: 59.6 %2019: 60.1 %2020: 60.6 %2021: 61 %2022: 61.4 %2023: 61.7 %2024: 62 %

Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Papua New Guinea is 62.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Papua New Guinea peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 35.5%
1991 37.5% +5.7%
1992 39.3% +4.8%
1993 41.1% +4.5%
1994 42.8% +4.0%
1995 45.2% +5.8%
1996 47.3% +4.5%
1997 49.0% +3.6%
1998 50.5% +3.0%
1999 51.7% +2.4%
2000 52.7% +2.0%
2001 53.5% +1.5%
2002 54.2% +1.2%
2003 54.8% +1.0%
2004 55.2% +0.8%
2005 55.6% +0.7%
2006 55.9% +0.5%
2007 56.1% +0.4%
2008 56.3% +0.3%
2009 56.5% +0.3%
2010 56.7% +0.4%
2011 57.0% +0.5%
2012 57.3% +0.6%
2013 57.7% +0.6%
2014 58.0% +0.6%
2015 58.4% +0.6%
2016 58.8% +0.7%
2017 59.2% +0.7%
2018 59.6% +0.8%
2019 60.1% +0.8%
2020 60.6% +0.8%
2021 61.0% +0.7%
2022 61.4% +0.6%
2023 61.7% +0.5%
2024 62.0% +0.5%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 62.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 62.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.0% 35.5% 51.7% 10
2000s 55.1% 52.7% 56.5% 10
2010s 58.3% 56.7% 60.1% 10
2020s 61.4% 60.6% 62.0% 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 30 Chad 63.0% compare
  2. 31 Lesotho 62.4% compare
  3. 32 Haiti 62.1% compare
  4. 34 Eritrea 62.0% compare
  5. 35 Botswana 61.7% compare
  6. 36 Equatorial Guinea 61.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Papua New Guinea?
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Papua New Guinea was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 6,637 data points, 1990–2024
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Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.