Children living with hiv in Ghana
Ghana: Children living with hiv was 18,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18,000
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
13th
of 88 countries
All-time high
43,000
in 2005
All-time low
9,300
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Ghana is 18,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Ghana peaked at 43,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,300, in 1990.
That places Ghana 13th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children 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% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Ghana?
- Children living with hiv in Ghana was 18,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 43,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,300 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for children living with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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