What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cameroon and Madagascar?

3,049 infections, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Cameroon vs Madagascar: New HIV infections

Cameroon

13,134 infections

in 2024

Madagascar

16,183 infections

in 2024

Cameroon rank

17th

Madagascar rank

14th

New HIV infections over time

Cameroon
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 16,183 infections against 13,134 infections in Cameroon, a difference of 3,049 infections.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 144 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49,032 infections	385.72 infections	48,646 infections	Cameroon
2000s	51,936 infections	2,544 infections	49,392 infections	Cameroon
2010s	25,515 infections	5,343 infections	20,171 infections	Cameroon
2020s	15,398 infections	11,170 infections	4,228 infections	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Cameroon or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 16,183 infections against 13,134 infections in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cameroon and Madagascar?: 3,049 infections, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for new hiv infections?: Cameroon ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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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Indicator: New HIV infections
Unit: infections
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.