Children newly infected with HIV in Ghana
Ghana: Children newly infected with HIV was 1,243 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
In 2024, children newly infected with hiv in Ghana stood at 1,243 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Ghana peaked at 7,993 infections in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,243 infections, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 17th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Ghana, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,388 infections | — |
| 1991 | 5,325 infections | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 6,042 infections | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 6,666 infections | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 7,134 infections | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 7,314 infections | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 7,490 infections | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 7,648 infections | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7,773 infections | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7,925 infections | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7,993 infections | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 7,942 infections | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7,822 infections | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7,644 infections | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 7,379 infections | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 7,218 infections | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 6,879 infections | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 5,769 infections | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 5,228 infections | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 5,508 infections | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4,900 infections | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 4,185 infections | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 3,928 infections | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 4,398 infections | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 3,979 infections | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 4,087 infections | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,737 infections | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3,296 infections | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 2,985 infections | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 2,513 infections | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 2,335 infections | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2,032 infections | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 1,897 infections | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 1,776 infections | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 1,243 infections | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,770 infections | 4,388 infections | 7,925 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,938 infections | 5,228 infections | 7,993 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,801 infections | 2,513 infections | 4,900 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,857 infections | 1,243 infections | 2,335 infections | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Ghana?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Ghana was 1,243 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,993 infections in 2000.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,243 infections in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.