
Life Expectancy, HIV and AIDS statistics Papua New Guinea (compared to Western Pacific)
Based on information from the World Health Organization, below you will find an overview of some important health indicators. Besides the overall life expectancy in Papua New Guinea also the development of HIV and AIDS in Papua New Guinea is shown. The indicators included are life expectancy at life expectancy at birth (years), age 60 (years), number of children under 15 living with HIV, number of deaths due to AIDS, number of people (all ages) living with HIV, number of under-five deaths from HIV/AIDS, prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). On this website we also provide information about life expectancy, HIV and AIDS for other countries in Western Pacific and other continents.
Average life expectancy Papua New Guinea
One important indicator of the status of health in Papua New Guinea is the overall average life expectancy in Papua New Guinea. The latest WHO information shows that in 2009 the average life expectation in Papua New Guinea was 63. The average life expectancy for woman was 65, while men had a life expectancy of 62 in Papua New Guinea. The average life expectancy in Western Pacific region was 75 years. This is 12 years higher than the average life expectancy in Papua New Guinea. In 2000 the average life expectancy in Papua New Guinea was 61 years, compared to 72 years in Western Pacific.
HIV and AIDS Papua New Guinea.
When looking specifically at HIV and AIDS in Papua New Guinea one of the main statistics to look at is the number of people living with HIV. The estimated number of people with HIV in Papua New Guinea is 34,000 in 2009. In 2009 the estimate is 1,300 people died from AIDS in Papua New Guinea. The percentage of people between 15 and 49 years old with HIV is 0.9 percent in 2009. This means that on average per 111 people one person has HIV in Papua New Guinea amongst people between 15 and 49 years old.
Graph number of people with HIV in Papua New Guinea

Graph percentage of people with HIV between 15 and 49 in Papua New Guinea

Number of deaths AIDS Papua New Guinea
A sad but important statistic to understand the development of HIV in Papua New Guinea is the number of deaths from to HIV/AIDS. For 2009 the estimate is 1,300 people died due to AIDS. It is estimated that 350 children below 5 years died due to AIDS in Papua New Guinea in 2009.
Deaths due to HIV by year in Papua New Guinea

Deaths children younger than 5 due to HIV by year in Papua New Guinea

HIV and AIDS Papua New Guinea
The table below shows HIV and AIDS indicators from 2001 to 2009 in Papua New Guinea. Where data was not available the value is shown as "NA".
Year | people with HIV | % people with HIV between 15-49 | HIV deaths by year | HIV deaths children below 5 year |
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2009 | 34,000 | 0.9% | 1,300 | 350 |
2008 | 32,000 | 0.9% | 1,300 | 350 |
2007 | 31,000 | 0.9% | 1,400 | 350 |
2006 | 29,000 | 0.8% | 1,400 | 340 |
2005 | 27,000 | 0.8% | 1,300 | 310 |
2004 | 24,000 | 0.7% | 1,100 | 280 |
2003 | 21,000 | 0.7% | <1000 | 240 |
2002 | 18,000 | 0.6% | <1000 | 190 |
2001 | 14,000 | 0.5% | <1000 | 150 |
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