HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate) in Cameroon
Cameroon: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate) was 4.9% in 2009. ▲ Rising
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Cameroon, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in %; low estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Cameroon stood at 4.9%.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Cameroon peaked at 5.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 13th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | %; low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +60.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +62.5% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +38.5% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +100.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 1992 | +66.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| 1994 | +62.5% | 1.6% | 2.6% |
| 1993 | +60.0% | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| 1995 | +38.5% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
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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)
- 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 hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Cameroon?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Cameroon was 4.9% in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV based on a low estimate.