Children (0-14) living with HIV in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 20,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 20,000 for children (0-14) living with hiv in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 50,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,400, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,400 | — |
| 1991 | 4,700 | +38.2% |
| 1992 | 6,400 | +36.2% |
| 1993 | 8,600 | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 11,000 | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 14,000 | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 18,000 | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 21,000 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 25,000 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 29,000 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 32,000 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 36,000 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 39,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 42,000 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 44,000 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 47,000 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 48,000 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 50,000 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49,000 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 47,000 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 45,000 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 42,000 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 39,000 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 37,000 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 35,000 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 32,000 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 30,000 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 27,000 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 25,000 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 22,000 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 20,000 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,110 | 3,400 | 29,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,800 | 32,000 | 50,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,500 | 29,000 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,600 | 20,000 | 27,000 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Cameroon was 20,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.