What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Cameroon and Malawi?

330,000 high estimate, with Malawi ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Malawi: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Cameroon

670,000 high estimate

in 2009

Malawi

1.00 million high estimate

in 2009

Cameroon rank

10th

Malawi rank

9th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

Cameroon
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.00 million high estimate against 670,000 high estimate in Cameroon, a difference of 330,000 high estimate.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 9th of 48 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	304,000 high estimate	736,000 high estimate	432,000 high estimate	Malawi
2000s	592,000 high estimate	979,000 high estimate	387,000 high estimate	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Cameroon or Malawi?: Malawi, at 1.00 million high estimate against 670,000 high estimate in Cameroon as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Cameroon and Malawi?: 330,000 high estimate, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?: Cameroon ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 9th of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)
Unit: high estimate
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.