Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Ghana
Ghana: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 143 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2000
All-time low
1.4%
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.4% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Ghana peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 26th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 23 Papua New Guinea 1.5% compare
- 23 Liberia 1.5% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 1.5% compare
- 26 Guyana 1.4% compare
- 26 South Sudan 1.4% compare
- 29 Gambia 1.3% compare
- 29 Guinea 1.3% compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Ghana?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Ghana was 1.4% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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