Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Ghana
Ghana: Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate was 9.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Ghana, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Ghana is 9.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Ghana peaked at 32.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2024.
That places Ghana 60th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32.1 | — |
| 2011 | 27.2 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 25.4 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 28.4 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 27.1 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 25.2 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 17.9 | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 16.8 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 14.8 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 14 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 9.4 | -28.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.1, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.8, 68% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -28.8% | 13.2 | 9.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.35 | 17.9 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.64 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 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 mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Ghana?
- Mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Ghana was 9.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mother-to-child hiv transmission rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mother-to-child hiv transmission rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for mother-to-child hiv transmission rate?
- Ghana ranks 60th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mother-to-child hiv transmission rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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