Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Ghana
Ghana: Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv was 1,243 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,243
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
17th
of 86 countries
All-time high
7,993
in 2000
All-time low
1,243
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Ghana stood at 1,243. 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, share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Ghana peaked at 7,993 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,243, 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.
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,388 | — |
| 1991 | 5,325 | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 6,042 | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 6,666 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 7,134 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 7,314 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 7,490 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 7,648 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7,773 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7,925 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7,993 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 7,942 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7,822 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7,644 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 7,379 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 7,218 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 6,879 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 5,769 | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 5,228 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 5,508 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4,900 | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 4,185 | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 3,928 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 4,398 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 3,979 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 4,087 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,737 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3,296 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 2,985 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 2,513 | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 2,335 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2,032 | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 1,897 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 1,776 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 1,243 | -30.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,243 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 422.29, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,243 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,025, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,770 | 4,388 | 7,925 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,938 | 5,228 | 7,993 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,801 | 2,513 | 4,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,857 | 1,243 | 2,335 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Ghana?
- Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Ghana was 1,243 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,993 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,243 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for share of children under fifteen years old with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children under fifteen years old 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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