Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted was 2,663 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Cameroon is 2,663, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Cameroon peaked at 5,667 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 188.14 | — |
| 2003 | 382.03 | +103.1% |
| 2004 | 596.64 | +56.2% |
| 2005 | 514.84 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 1,152 | +123.9% |
| 2007 | 1,202 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1,936 | +61.1% |
| 2009 | 1,893 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,585 | +89.4% |
| 2011 | 4,054 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 4,552 | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 5,667 | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 5,470 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5,490 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,345 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 5,368 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,050 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 3,964 | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 3,846 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,896 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3,469 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 3,478 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,663 | -23.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,663 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 518.23, 5.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,663 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,267, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +123.9% | 514.84 | 1,152 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 786.52 | 0 | 1,936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,854 | 3,585 | 5,667 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,470 | 2,663 | 3,896 | 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 number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Cameroon?
- Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Cameroon was 2,663 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,667 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted due to pmtct. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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