Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Ghana
Ghana: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 330,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Ghana stood at 330,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Ghana peaked at 330,000 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 21st of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100,000 | — |
| 1991 | 130,000 | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 160,000 | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 180,000 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 210,000 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 230,000 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 240,000 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 260,000 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 270,000 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 280,000 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 290,000 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 300,000 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 310,000 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 320,000 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 320,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 320,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 320,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 330,000 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 330,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,000, 4.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 330,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130,000, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206,000 | 100,000 | 280,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 299,000 | 290,000 | 300,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 318,000 | 310,000 | 330,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,000 | 330,000 | 330,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Ghana?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Ghana was 330,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 330,000 in 2018.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.