Children (0-14) living with HIV in Ghana
Ghana: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 18,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 18,000 for children (0-14) living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Ghana peaked at 43,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,300, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 13th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,300 | — |
| 1991 | 12,000 | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 15,000 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 18,000 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 21,000 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 24,000 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 29,000 | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 32,000 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 34,000 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 36,000 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 39,000 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 40,000 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 42,000 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 42,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42,000 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 41,000 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 37,000 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 35,000 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 33,000 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 32,000 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 31,000 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 29,000 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 26,000 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 24,000 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 22,000 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 18,000 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,030 | 9,300 | 34,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,800 | 36,000 | 43,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,600 | 26,000 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Ghana?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Ghana was 18,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 43,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,300 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.