People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Ghana
Ghana: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 300,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Ghana, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 300,000 high estimate for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Ghana peaked at 300,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Ghana 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Ghana, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 130,000 high estimate | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 140,000 high estimate | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 170,000 high estimate | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 190,000 high estimate | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 210,000 high estimate | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 230,000 high estimate | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 250,000 high estimate | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 260,000 high estimate | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 270,000 high estimate | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 280,000 high estimate | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 280,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 290,000 high estimate | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 290,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 290,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 290,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 290,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 290,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 290,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300,000 high estimate | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 195,000 high estimate | 100,000 high estimate | 270,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 289,000 high estimate | 280,000 high estimate | 300,000 high estimate | 10 |
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Ghana?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Ghana was 300,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.