People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Ghana

Ghana: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 230,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
230,000 low estimate
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 48 countries
All-time high
230,000 low estimate
in 2005
All-time low
15,000 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Ghana, 1990–2009

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1990199920091990: 15.0k low estimate1991: 25.0k low estimate1992: 39.0k low estimate1993: 57.0k low estimate1994: 81.0k low estimate1995: 110.0k low estimate1996: 140.0k low estimate1997: 170.0k low estimate1998: 190.0k low estimate1999: 200.0k low estimate2000: 210.0k low estimate2001: 220.0k low estimate2002: 220.0k low estimate2003: 220.0k low estimate2004: 220.0k low estimate2005: 230.0k low estimate2006: 230.0k low estimate2007: 230.0k low estimate2008: 230.0k low estimate2009: 230.0k low estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 230,000 low 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 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Ghana peaked at 230,000 low estimate in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15,000 low estimate, in 1990.

Ghana ranks 15th of 48 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Ghana, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 15,000 low estimate
1991 25,000 low estimate +66.7%
1992 39,000 low estimate +56.0%
1993 57,000 low estimate +46.2%
1994 81,000 low estimate +42.1%
1995 110,000 low estimate +35.8%
1996 140,000 low estimate +27.3%
1997 170,000 low estimate +21.4%
1998 190,000 low estimate +11.8%
1999 200,000 low estimate +5.3%
2000 210,000 low estimate +5.0%
2001 220,000 low estimate +4.8%
2002 220,000 low estimate +0.0%
2003 220,000 low estimate +0.0%
2004 220,000 low estimate +0.0%
2005 230,000 low estimate +4.5%
2006 230,000 low estimate +0.0%
2007 230,000 low estimate +0.0%
2008 230,000 low estimate +0.0%
2009 230,000 low estimate +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 102,700 low estimate 15,000 low estimate 200,000 low estimate 10
2000s 224,000 low estimate 210,000 low estimate 230,000 low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 390,000 low estimate compare
  2. 13 Botswana 300,000 low estimate compare
  3. 14 Lesotho 260,000 low estimate compare
  4. 16 Sudan 210,000 low estimate compare
  5. 17 Chad 170,000 low estimate compare
  6. 17 Eswatini 170,000 low estimate compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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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 230,000 low 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 230,000 low estimate in 2005.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 15,000 low estimate in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Ghana ranks 15th 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 15.0%. 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 (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
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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.