Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Ghana
Ghana: Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) was 47.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
In 2024, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ghana stood at 47.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ghana peaked at 47.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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 (% of people living with HIV) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +75.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +46.2% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 47.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 47.0% 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 (% of 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% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 2007 | +100.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| 2008 | +75.0% | 4.0% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 13.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 37.0% | 47.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ghana?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Ghana was 47.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Ghana ranks 126th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage 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 UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy coverage indicates the percentage of all people living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy.