Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ghana
Ghana: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 47 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 47 for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ghana peaked at 47 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 126th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 19 | +46.2% |
| 2012 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 37 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 40 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 45 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47 | +4.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 47 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +100.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | +100.0% | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | +75.0% | 4 | 7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8 | 13 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8 | 37 | 47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ghana?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Ghana was 47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 126th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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