Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Cameroon
Cameroon: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 19,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Cameroon is 19,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Cameroon peaked at 43,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19,000, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 14th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,000 | — |
| 2001 | 31,000 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 33,000 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 36,000 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 38,000 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 41,000 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 42,000 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42,000 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 41,000 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 38,000 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 36,000 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 34,000 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 32,000 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 30,000 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 28,000 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 26,000 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 23,000 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,500 | 28,000 | 43,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,700 | 26,000 | 42,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,333 | 19,000 | 25,000 | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0542 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0455 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Cameroon?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Cameroon was 19,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 43,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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