Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Ghana
Ghana: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0096 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ghana is 0.0096 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ghana peaked at 0.0149 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 units per person, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 31st of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0065 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0082 units per person | +26.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0099 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0109 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0143 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0145 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0141 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.013 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.01 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 units per person | -1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0096 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0096 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +26.8% | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0082 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ghana?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ghana was 0.0096 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.