Cameroon vs Ghana: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49
Cameroon
0.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Ghana
0.79 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Cameroon rank
25th
Ghana rank
22nd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.79 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Cameroon ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 22nd of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.99 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 3.46 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 3.53 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 3.48 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 1.19 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 0.82 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.89 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 0.898 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 0.008 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.79 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49 between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 0.09 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49?
- Cameroon ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 22nd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.