Cameroon vs Rwanda: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Cameroon
0.5%
in 2024
Rwanda
0.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
Rwanda rank
17th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Cameroon, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 17th 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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About this data
In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.