Number of new HIV infections in Ghana
Ghana: Number of new HIV infections was 14,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 14,000 for number of new hiv infections in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Ghana peaked at 31,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,000, in 2025.
That places Ghana 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,000 | — |
| 2001 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29,000 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 29,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 27,000 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 26,000 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 22,000 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 14,000 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,400 | 24,000 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,200 | 20,000 | 23,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,833 | 14,000 | 19,000 | 6 |
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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 number of new hiv infections in Ghana?
- Number of new hiv infections in Ghana was 14,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 31,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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