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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.35 | 17.9 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.64 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 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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