Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana
Ghana: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 46.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana stood at 46.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana peaked at 46.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 131st of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +826.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +107.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +84.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +76.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +74.8% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +44.4% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +3.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 46.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 62% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 46.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.2%, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +826.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | +107.4% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 13.3% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 37.0% | 46.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana was 46.9% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Ghana ranks 131st out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.