New HIV infections in Ghana
Ghana: New HIV infections was 0.42 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.42
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
25th
of 140 countries
All-time high
2.4
in 1992
All-time low
0.42
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, new hiv infections in Ghana stood at 0.42. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Ghana peaked at 2.4 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.42, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 25th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 | — |
| 1991 | 2.2 | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 2.4 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.85 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.86 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.81 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.75 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.71 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.67 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.65 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.54 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.52 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.42 | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.802 | 0.67 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5383 | 0.42 | 0.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.48 compare
- 23 Gambia 0.47 compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 0.47 compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.42 compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 0.4 compare
- 27 Jamaica 0.4 compare
- 27 Cape Verde 0.4 compare
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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 590 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,794 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Ghana?
- New hiv infections in Ghana was 0.42 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 1992.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for new hiv infections?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. 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 New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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