AIDS deaths in adults and children in Cameroon
Cameroon: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 29,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Cameroon, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for aids deaths in adults and children in Cameroon is 29,000 low estimate, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Cameroon peaked at 33,000 low estimate in 2006 and was at its lowest, 500 low estimate, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 1,100 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 low estimate | +81.8% |
| 1994 | 3,400 low estimate | +70.0% |
| 1995 | 5,400 low estimate | +58.8% |
| 1996 | 8,000 low estimate | +48.1% |
| 1997 | 11,000 low estimate | +37.5% |
| 1998 | 15,000 low estimate | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 18,000 low estimate | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 22,000 low estimate | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 25,000 low estimate | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 27,000 low estimate | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 29,000 low estimate | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 30,000 low estimate | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 32,000 low estimate | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 33,000 low estimate | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 31,000 low estimate | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 30,000 low estimate | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 29,000 low estimate | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,540 low estimate | 500 low estimate | 18,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,800 low estimate | 22,000 low estimate | 33,000 low estimate | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Cameroon?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Cameroon was 29,000 low estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 33,000 low estimate in 2006.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.