Table 1.
HIV epidemiological indicators |
Publication Year |
Ghana n or % |
HIV prevalence5 | 2017 | 1.7% [1.4 – 2.0] |
Women ages <15 years5 | 2017 | 0.9% [0.4 – 1.4] |
Men ages <15 years5 | 2017 | 0.3% [0.1 – 0.4] |
Women aged 15–49 years5 | 2017 | 2.3% [1.9 – 2.8] |
Men aged 15–49 years5 | 2017 | 1.0% [0.7 – 1.2] |
MSM7 | 2017 | 18.1%* |
FSW8 | 2015 | 6.9%* |
Pregnant women9 | 2015 | 2.4% [2.18 – 2.62]% |
Prison inmates10 | 2014 | 2.3%* |
Number of people living with HIV5 |
2017 | 310,000 [260,000 – 370,000] |
<15 years5 | 2017 | 28,000 [21,000 – 34,000] |
≥15 years5 | 2017 | 280,000 [240,000 – 340,000] |
HIV incidence rate5 | 2017 | 1.05 [0.82 – 1.32] |
Number of new infections5 | 2017 | 19,000 [15,000 – 24,000] |
On ART (total population)5 | 2017 | 125,667* |
Pregnant women needing ARVs5 |
2017 | 18,000 [14,000 – 22,000] |
AIDS deaths5 | 2017 | 16,000 [12,000 – 19,000] |
Notified TB cases11 | 2015 | 14,999* |