Which has higher prevalence of hiv, total, Cameroon or Central African Republic?

Cameroon, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Central African Republic as of 2024.

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, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Central African Republic: Prevalence of HIV, total

Cameroon

2.5%

in 2024

Central African Republic

2.4%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

15th

Central African Republic rank

16th

Prevalence of HIV, total over time

Cameroon
Central African Republic

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Central African Republic ranks 16th of 152 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Central African Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.0%	6.8%	3.8%	Central African Republic
2000s	5.4%	6.2%	0.8%	Central African Republic
2010s	4.0%	3.9%	0.1%	Cameroon
2020s	2.8%	2.7%	0.1%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hiv, total, Cameroon or Central African Republic?: Cameroon, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, total between Cameroon and Central African Republic?: 0.1%, with Cameroon 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 prevalence of hiv, total?: Cameroon ranks 15th and Central African Republic ranks 16th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
Unit: % of population ages 15-49
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 6,127 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.