People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Ghana
Ghana: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 260,000 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Ghana is 260,000, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Ghana peaked at 260,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22,000, in 1990.
That places Ghana 14th out of 47 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,000 | — |
| 1991 | 34,000 | +54.5% |
| 1992 | 52,000 | +52.9% |
| 1993 | 77,000 | +48.1% |
| 1994 | 110,000 | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 150,000 | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 180,000 | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 210,000 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 240,000 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 250,000 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 260,000 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 260,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 260,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 260,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 260,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 260,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 260,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129,500 | 22,000 | 240,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 257,000 | 250,000 | 260,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 260,000 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 260,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,000 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 47 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 8.3%. 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. 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.