Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0175 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Cameroon is 0.0175 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Cameroon peaked at 0.0319 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 units per person, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0051 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0068 units per person | +32.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 units per person | +35.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 units per person | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 units per person | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0232 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0262 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0282 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0302 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0307 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0318 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0316 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0319 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0316 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0308 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0305 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0285 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0277 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0269 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0257 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0237 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0226 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0216 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.021 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0204 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0198 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0185 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.018 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0175 units per person | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0175 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 4.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0175 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +35.3% | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0092 units per person |
| 1991 | +32.3% | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0068 units per person |
| 1994 | +25.0% | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0142 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0161 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0308 units per person | 0.0293 units per person | 0.0319 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0242 units per person | 0.0204 units per person | 0.0285 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0198 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Cameroon?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Cameroon was 0.0175 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0319 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.