Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female

Papua New Guinea
1.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
in 2024
Uganda
1.9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Uganda rank
10th

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
051015199020072024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 against 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 139 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.844 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 11.15 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 10.31 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Uganda
2000s 1.24 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 8.07 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 6.83 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Uganda
2010s 1.26 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 5.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 3.85 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Uganda
2020s 1.72 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.66 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 against 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 5,362 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected female populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in the year before the period.