Chad vs Ghana: Children newly infected with HIV
Chad
1,322 infections
in 2024
Ghana
1,243 infections
in 2024
Chad rank
14th
Ghana rank
17th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Chad
- Ghana
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1,322 infections against 1,243 infections in Ghana, a difference of 79 infections.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Chad ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 17th of 86 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,163 infections | 6,770 infections | 3,608 infections | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3,801 infections | 6,938 infections | 3,137 infections | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2,170 infections | 3,801 infections | 1,631 infections | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1,279 infections | 1,857 infections | 577.39 infections | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Chad or Ghana?
- Chad, at 1,322 infections against 1,243 infections in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Chad and Ghana?
- 79 infections, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Ghana rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Chad ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 17th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.