Cameroon vs Ghana: New HIV infections
Cameroon
13,134 infections
in 2024
Ghana
15,290 infections
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
Ghana rank
15th
New HIV infections over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15,290 infections against 13,134 infections in Cameroon, a difference of 2,156 infections.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 15th of 144 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 | 49,032 infections | 33,660 infections | 15,372 infections | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 51,936 infections | 26,155 infections | 25,781 infections | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 25,515 infections | 20,648 infections | 4,866 infections | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 15,398 infections | 17,220 infections | 1,822 infections | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 15,290 infections against 13,134 infections in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 2,156 infections, 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 new hiv infections?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 15th 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 HIV infections. 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 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.