Cameroon vs Kenya: Share of the population living with HIV
Cameroon
2.5%
in 2024
Kenya
3.0%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
15th
Kenya rank
13th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.0% against 2.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 13th of 150 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 | 3.0% | 8.8% | 5.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 6.9% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.7% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 3.0% against 2.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 0.5%, 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 share of the population living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 13th of 150 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 Share of the population 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
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.