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 1.08 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.08 units per square kilometre for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2023.
The figure is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Cameroon peaked at 1.18 units per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1227 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 31st of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1671 units per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2962 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3808 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4654 units per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5712 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6769 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7827 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8673 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.952 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9943 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.08 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2672 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.08 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 1.7× 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 | +39.2% | 0.1671 units per square kilometre | 0.2327 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +36.2% | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | 0.1671 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +28.6% | 0.2962 units per square kilometre | 0.3808 units per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +27.3% | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | 0.2962 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4563 units per square kilometre | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | 0.8673 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 0.952 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 1.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Thailand 1.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Saint Lucia 1.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 El Salvador 1.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Cape Verde 0.9181 units per square kilometre compare
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 1.08 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.18 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1227 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 7.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.