Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ghana
Ghana: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex was 0.473 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ghana is 0.473, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ghana peaked at 1.63 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.473, in 2024.
That places Ghana 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.63 | — |
| 2001 | 1.54 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.45 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.37 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.29 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.17 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.08 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9807 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9419 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.874 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8246 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8248 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7881 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.778 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7399 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7126 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.678 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6553 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6446 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5813 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5544 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5214 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.473 | -9.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.473 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2026, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.473 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3854, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 | 0.9807 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7817 | 0.6553 | 0.9419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5549 | 0.473 | 0.6446 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 20 Madagascar 0.5086 compare
- 21 South Sudan 0.5026 compare
- 22 Haiti 0.5023 compare
- 24 Belize 0.4665 compare
- 25 Cameroon 0.4553 compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0.431 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ghana?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ghana was 0.473 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.473 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex and age (per 1,000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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