HIV/AIDS impact in Ghana

Ghana *
Estimated number of people living with HIV
Adults and children, end 2003350,000
[low estimate - high estimate][210,000 - 560,000]
Adults and children, end 2001330,000
[low estimate - high estimate][200,000 - 540,000]
Adults (15–49), end 2003320,000
[low estimate - high estimate][200,000 - 520,000]
Adults (15–49), end 2001310,000
[low estimate - high estimate][190,000 - 500,000]
Adults (15–49) rate (%), end 20033.1
[low estimate - high estimate][1.9 - 5.0]
Adults (15–49) rate (%), end 20013.1
[low estimate - high estimate][1.9 - 5.1]
Women (15–49), end 2003180,000
[low estimate - high estimate][110,000 - 300,000]
Women (15–49), end 2001170,000
[low estimate - high estimate][110,000 - 280,000]
Children (0–14), end 200324,000
[low estimate - high estimate][9,600 - 36,000]
Children (0–14), end 200122,000
[low estimate - high estimate][12,000 - 41,000]
AIDS deaths
Deaths in adults and children, end 200330,000
[low estimate - high estimate][18,000 - 49,000]
Deaths in adults and children, end 200126,000
[low estimate - high estimate][16,000 - 42,000]
Orphans due to AIDS
Orphans (0–17), living 2003170,000
[low estimate - high estimate][120,000 - 250,000]
Orphans (0–17), living 2001140,000
[low estimate - high estimate][91,000 - 190,000]





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All figures are from "The 2004 Report on the global AIDS epidemic - July 2004" by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).