Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Ghana
Ghana: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 15,145 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Ghana, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Ghana is 15,145, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Ghana peaked at 15,145 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,845, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 11th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,845 | — |
| 2011 | 8,057 | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 8,957 | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 7,266 | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 8,299 | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 7,813 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 9,680 | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 10,568 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 11,360 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 10,909 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 11,302 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 11,896 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 12,002 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 12,108 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 13,105 | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 15,145 | +15.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 15,145 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 886, 17.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 15,145 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,875 | 5,845 | 11,360 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,593 | 11,302 | 15,145 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Ghana?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Ghana was 15,145 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 15,145 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,845 in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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