Children living with hiv in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children living with hiv was 20,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20,000
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
12th
of 88 countries
All-time high
50,000
in 2007
All-time low
3,400
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children living with hiv in Cameroon stood at 20,000.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children 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 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 20,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 3.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 20,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Children living with hiv in Cameroon was 20,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for children living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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