Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ghana
Ghana: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 22,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ghana stood at 22,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ghana peaked at 49,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22,000, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 13th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41,000 | — |
| 2001 | 43,000 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 46,000 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 48,000 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 49,000 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47,000 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45,000 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 44,000 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 42,000 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 41,000 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 37,000 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 34,000 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 32,000 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 30,000 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 27,000 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 26,000 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 24,000 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 22,000 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,600 | 41,000 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,000 | 32,000 | 45,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,333 | 22,000 | 30,000 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ghana?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Ghana was 22,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 49,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,000 in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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