Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy was 28.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 28.0% for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 28.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 78th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 1.0% | — |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +500.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +27.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 28.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 34% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 28.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.0%, 41% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy 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 | +500.0% | 1.0% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 2.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 17.0% | 28.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 75 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.0% compare
- 75 Tunisia 32.0% compare
- 77 Madagascar 30.0% compare
- 79 Egypt 27.0% compare
- 80 Philippines 16.0% compare
- 81 Afghanistan 14.0% compare
- 81 Pakistan 14.0% compare
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in Papua New Guinea was 28.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 78th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral medicine is used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.