Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Children newly infected with HIV

Cameroon
2,742 infections
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2,843 infections
in 2024
Cameroon rank
10th
Zimbabwe rank
9th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zimbabwe
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2,843 infections against 2,742 infections in Cameroon, a difference of 101 infections.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 86 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 6,319 infections 41,094 infections 34,775 infections Zimbabwe
2000s 10,647 infections 29,526 infections 18,879 infections Zimbabwe
2010s 3,972 infections 9,490 infections 5,518 infections Zimbabwe
2020s 2,889 infections 3,773 infections 884.03 infections Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2,843 infections against 2,742 infections in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
101 infections, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
Cameroon ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – 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

Indicator
Children newly infected with HIV
Unit
infections
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
86 places, 3,006 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.