Cameroon vs Malawi: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Cameroon
64.8%
in 2024
Malawi
64.6%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
Malawi rank
19th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 64.8% against 64.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 19th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 56.6% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 60.1% | 2.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 63.2% | 3.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.3% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher what share of the population living with hiv are women?, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 64.8% against 64.6% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 19th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Among those aged 15 years and older.