Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ghana
Ghana: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 99.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ghana is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ghana peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 5th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +166.7% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +250.0% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +58.3% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +250.0% | 8.0% | 28.0% |
| 2005 | +200.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| 2006 | +166.7% | 3.0% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 0.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 38.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 82.0% | 99.0% | 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 antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ghana?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Ghana was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of pregnant women with HIV who receive antiretroviral medicine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).