Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 410,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cameroon is 410,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cameroon peaked at 540,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,200, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,200 | — |
| 1991 | 8,700 | +40.3% |
| 1992 | 12,000 | +37.9% |
| 1993 | 17,000 | +41.7% |
| 1994 | 24,000 | +41.2% |
| 1995 | 32,000 | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 44,000 | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 58,000 | +31.8% |
| 1998 | 75,000 | +29.3% |
| 1999 | 96,000 | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 120,000 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 150,000 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 170,000 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 230,000 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 260,000 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 290,000 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 320,000 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 350,000 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 370,000 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 400,000 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 420,000 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 450,000 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 470,000 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 490,000 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 510,000 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 530,000 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 540,000 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 540,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 540,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 530,000 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 510,000 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 480,000 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 450,000 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 410,000 | -8.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 410,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 10.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 410,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 4.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,290 | 6,200 | 96,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,000 | 120,000 | 370,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 489,000 | 400,000 | 540,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 476,000 | 410,000 | 530,000 | 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)
- 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 children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cameroon?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cameroon was 410,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 540,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,200 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.