Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Cameroon or Central African Republic?

Central African Republic, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.

What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Cameroon and Central African Republic?

0.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Central African Republic?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Central African Republic: Share of young men and women living with HIV

Cameroon

0.5%

in 2024

Central African Republic

0.6%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

17th

Central African Republic rank

14th

Share of young men and women living with HIV over time

Cameroon
Central African Republic

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Central African Republic ranks 14th of 146 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	Central African Republic
2000s	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	Central African Republic
2010s	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	Central African Republic
2020s	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Cameroon or Central African Republic?: Central African Republic, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Cameroon and Central African Republic?: 0.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Central African Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Central African Republic rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?: Cameroon ranks 17th and Central African Republic ranks 14th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Unit: % ages 15-24
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 5,107 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.