Ghana—HIV Incidence (per 1,000)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #23 of 147Updated April 2026
Latest Value
0.47
2024
YoY Change
-9.6%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#23
of 147 countries
Maximum
1.6
2000
Minimum
0.47
2024
CAGR
-5.0%
25 years
Last
0.47
Previous
0.52
Highest
1.6
Lowest
0.47
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Ghana's hiv incidence (per 1,000) was 0.47 in 2024, ranking #23 out of 147 countries. This represents a -9.6% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 1.6 (2000) and the lowest was 0.47 (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.47 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.52 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.55 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.58 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.66 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.68 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.71 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.74 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.79 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.82 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.87 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.94 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.98 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.6 |
Top Countries — HIV Incidence (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 4.2 | 2024 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 4 | Lesotho | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 5 | Botswana | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 6 | Congo, Rep. | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 7 | Namibia | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 8 | Zambia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 9 | Fiji | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1 | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.
Methodology
Data compiled by 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.