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

Cameroon
540,000 low estimate
in 2009
Malawi
830,000 low estimate
in 2009
Cameroon rank
10th
Malawi rank
9th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Cameroon
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 830,000 low estimate against 540,000 low estimate in Cameroon, a difference of 290,000 low 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 198,100 low estimate 520,000 low estimate 321,900 low estimate Malawi
2000s 479,000 low estimate 791,000 low estimate 312,000 low 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 830,000 low estimate against 540,000 low estimate in Cameroon as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Cameroon and Malawi?
290,000 low 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 (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate)
Unit
low 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

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.