Cameroon vs Kenya: Children newly infected with HIV
Cameroon
2,742 infections
in 2024
Kenya
4,349 infections
in 2024
Cameroon rank
10th
Kenya rank
7th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4,349 infections against 2,742 infections in Cameroon, a difference of 1,607 infections.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times Cameroon's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 7th of 86 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,319 infections | 49,443 infections | 43,124 infections | Kenya |
| 2000s | 10,647 infections | 36,480 infections | 25,834 infections | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3,972 infections | 9,842 infections | 5,870 infections | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2,889 infections | 4,353 infections | 1,464 infections | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 4,349 infections against 2,742 infections in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 1,607 infections, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 7th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.