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 1.45 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ghana is 1.45 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ghana peaked at 1.45 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4395 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Ghana 26th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4395 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.5713 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7032 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7911 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9229 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.45 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2672 units per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.45 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 2.3× 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 | +30.0% | 0.4395 units per square kilometre | 0.5713 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9053 units per square kilometre | 0.4395 units per square kilometre | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 1.27 units per square kilometre | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 units per square kilometre | 1.36 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 1.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1.29 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 1.12 units per square kilometre compare
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 1.45 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.45 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4395 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.