HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in Ghana
Ghana: HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square was 0.055 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in Ghana stood at 0.055 deaths per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in Ghana peaked at 0.055 deaths per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per square kilometre, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 27th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0002 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.0016 deaths per square kilometre | +889.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 deaths per square kilometre | +151.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 deaths per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2007 | 0.012 deaths per square kilometre | +66.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0183 deaths per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0237 deaths per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0285 deaths per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0361 deaths per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0419 deaths per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0422 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0416 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.042 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0413 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0409 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0421 deaths per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0416 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0434 deaths per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0474 deaths per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0519 deaths per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.055 deaths per square kilometre | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0237 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0398 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0285 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0422 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0494 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0434 deaths per square kilometre | 0.055 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 24 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0634 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.063 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 26 Cameroon 0.0621 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 0.0539 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0532 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0448 deaths per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in Ghana?
- Hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in Ghana was 0.055 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.055 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.