Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: New HIV infections
Cameroon
13,134 infections
in 2024
Zimbabwe
14,987 infections
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
New HIV infections over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 14,987 infections against 13,134 infections in Cameroon, a difference of 1,853 infections.
That makes Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 144 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,032 infections | 215,677 infections | 166,645 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 51,936 infections | 101,285 infections | 49,349 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 25,515 infections | 44,864 infections | 19,350 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 15,398 infections | 17,350 infections | 1,952 infections | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 14,987 infections against 13,134 infections in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 1,853 infections, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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.