Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 510,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 510,000 for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 560,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 58,000, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58,000 | — |
| 1991 | 79,000 | +36.2% |
| 1992 | 110,000 | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 140,000 | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 180,000 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 220,000 | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 270,000 | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 320,000 | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 370,000 | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 410,000 | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 450,000 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 470,000 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 500,000 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 510,000 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 530,000 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 540,000 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 540,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 550,000 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 560,000 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 560,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 560,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 560,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 560,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 550,000 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 540,000 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 540,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 530,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 520,000 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 520,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 520,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 520,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 520,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 510,000 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 510,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 510,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 215,700 | 58,000 | 410,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 521,000 | 450,000 | 560,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 540,000 | 520,000 | 560,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 514,000 | 510,000 | 520,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Cameroon was 510,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 560,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,000 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.