New HIV infections in Ghana
Ghana: New HIV infections was 15,290 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
New HIV infections in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 15,290 infections for new hiv infections in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Ghana peaked at 37,452 infections in 1994 and was at its lowest, 15,290 infections, in 2024.
That places Ghana 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Ghana, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,636 infections | — |
| 1991 | 33,609 infections | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 35,474 infections | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 36,676 infections | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 37,452 infections | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 34,910 infections | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 34,104 infections | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 32,784 infections | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 31,754 infections | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 31,197 infections | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 29,861 infections | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 29,028 infections | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 28,168 infections | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 27,326 infections | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 26,359 infections | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 25,797 infections | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 25,273 infections | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 23,882 infections | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 23,014 infections | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 22,841 infections | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 22,484 infections | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 21,374 infections | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 20,663 infections | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 21,176 infections | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 20,719 infections | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 20,935 infections | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20,369 infections | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 20,057 infections | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 19,485 infections | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19,220 infections | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19,287 infections | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 17,739 infections | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 17,249 infections | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 16,537 infections | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 15,290 infections | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,660 infections | 28,636 infections | 37,452 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,155 infections | 22,841 infections | 29,861 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,648 infections | 19,220 infections | 22,484 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,220 infections | 15,290 infections | 19,287 infections | 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Ghana?
- New hiv infections in Ghana was 15,290 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37,452 infections in 1994.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,290 infections in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for new hiv infections?
- Ghana ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.