HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Ghana
Ghana: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years was 1.6% in 2009. ▲ Rising
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Ghana, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in %; low estimate.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.6% for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Ghana peaked at 2.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 26th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Ghana, year by year
| Year | %; low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Ghana?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Ghana was 1.6% in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV based on a low estimate.