Ghana's adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 15,000 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 28.57% from 21,000 in 2014 (3.31% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 15,000 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 19,000 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 21,000 | 2014 |
| Highest | 37,000 | 1993 |
| Lowest | 15,000 | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 18,500 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 29,000 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Ghana's adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV fell 11.8% on 2023 (from 17,000 to 15,000).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.5% and a typical year strayed about 2.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.2% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.8% in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 563.64 a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Ghana had the 15th highest value of the 138 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 15,000 | 2024 |
| World | 1.3 million | 2024 |
Closest to Ghana in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.
All 35 values
| Year | Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,000 |
| 2023 | 17,000 |
| 2022 | 17,000 |
| 2021 | 18,000 |
| 2020 | 19,000 |
| 2019 | 19,000 |
| 2018 | 19,000 |
| 2017 | 20,000 |
| 2016 | 20,000 |
| 2015 | 21,000 |
| 2014 |
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies
- Angola — 21,000 (2024)
- Benin — 1,400 (2024)
- Botswana — 4,200 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 3,000 (2024)
- Burundi — 1,400 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 500 (2024)
- Cameroon — 13,000 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 4,000 (2024)
- Chad
More health data for Ghana
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 11.99% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 12.39% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 6.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 34.94% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 6.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 35.92% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 12.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 35.43% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.63% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ghana's adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV?
- 15,000 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 48.28% from 29,000 in 1990 (1.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 37,000 in 1993 and the lowest 15,000 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank?
- 15th highest of 138 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV unusual for Ghana?
- In 2024, Ghana's adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV fell 11.8% on 2023 (from 17,000 to 15,000). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.5% and a typical year strayed about 2.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.TL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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