AIDS deaths in adults and children in Ghana
Ghana: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 22,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Ghana, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, aids deaths in adults and children in Ghana stood at 22,000 high estimate.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Ghana peaked at 25,000 high estimate in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6,900 high estimate, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 13th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Ghana, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,900 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 7,100 high estimate | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 7,400 high estimate | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 8,000 high estimate | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 9,000 high estimate | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 10,000 high estimate | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 12,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 14,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 15,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 18,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 20,000 high estimate | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 21,000 high estimate | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 23,000 high estimate | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 24,000 high estimate | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 25,000 high estimate | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 25,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24,000 high estimate | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 23,000 high estimate | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 22,000 high estimate | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,740 high estimate | 6,900 high estimate | 18,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,200 high estimate | 20,000 high estimate | 25,000 high estimate | 10 |
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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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Ghana?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Ghana was 22,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 high estimate in 2004.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,900 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.