Cape Verde vs Cameroon: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Cape Verde
0.6751 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cameroon
0.695 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
27th
Cameroon rank
26th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Cape Verde
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.695 infections per 1,000 people against 0.6751 infections per 1,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0199 infections per 1,000 people.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 27th and Cameroon ranks 26th of 144 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8169 infections per 1,000 people | 6.99 infections per 1,000 people | 6.17 infections per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.6965 infections per 1,000 people | 5.27 infections per 1,000 people | 4.58 infections per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.6841 infections per 1,000 people | 2 infections per 1,000 people | 1.32 infections per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.6731 infections per 1,000 people | 0.8992 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2261 infections per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Cape Verde or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.695 infections per 1,000 people against 0.6751 infections per 1,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Cape Verde and Cameroon?
- 0.0199 infections per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Cameroon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Cameroon rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Cape Verde ranks 27th and Cameroon ranks 26th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.