Ghana - HIV incidence

Adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV

The latest value for Adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV in Ghana was 14,000 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 27,000 in 1993 and 14,000 in 2020.

Definition: Number of adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 21,000
1991 24,000
1992 26,000
1993 27,000
1994 26,000
1995 26,000
1996 24,000
1997 23,000
1998 22,000
1999 21,000
2000 19,000
2001 19,000
2002 19,000
2003 18,000
2004 18,000
2005 17,000
2006 17,000
2007 18,000
2008 18,000
2009 17,000
2010 17,000
2011 17,000
2012 17,000
2013 16,000
2014 17,000
2015 17,000
2016 17,000
2017 16,000
2018 16,000
2019 16,000
2020 14,000

Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV

The value for Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Ghana was 3,700 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,500 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3,700 in 2020.

Definition: Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 4,100
1991 5,000
1992 5,800
1993 6,600
1994 7,100
1995 7,600
1996 8,000
1997 8,300
1998 8,400
1999 8,500
2000 8,500
2001 8,400
2002 8,300
2003 8,200
2004 8,000
2005 7,700
2006 7,500
2007 6,500
2008 6,000
2009 6,200
2010 5,600
2011 4,900
2012 4,600
2013 5,100
2014 4,800
2015 4,900
2016 4,600
2017 4,400
2018 4,100
2019 4,000
2020 3,700

Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV

The value for Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Ghana was 19,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35,000 in 1995 and a minimum value of 19,000 in 2020.

Definition: Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 27,000
1991 30,000
1992 33,000
1993 35,000
1994 34,000
1995 35,000
1996 34,000
1997 33,000
1998 31,000
1999 31,000
2000 29,000
2001 29,000
2002 28,000
2003 27,000
2004 27,000
2005 26,000
2006 26,000
2007 25,000
2008 25,000
2009 24,000
2010 24,000
2011 23,000
2012 22,000
2013 23,000
2014 22,000
2015 23,000
2016 22,000
2017 22,000
2018 22,000
2019 21,000
2020 19,000

Incidence of HIV (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49)

Incidence of HIV (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49) in Ghana was 0.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 3.88 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.94 in 2020.

Definition: Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 3.38
1991 3.69
1992 3.87
1993 3.88
1994 3.61
1995 3.49
1996 3.24
1997 2.99
1998 2.71
1999 2.54
2000 2.29
2001 2.19
2002 2.09
2003 1.94
2004 1.85
2005 1.72
2006 1.68
2007 1.63
2008 1.59
2009 1.48
2010 1.47
2011 1.42
2012 1.34
2013 1.29
2014 1.26
2015 1.23
2016 1.20
2017 1.17
2018 1.14
2019 1.09
2020 0.94

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors