Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex was 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 152 countries
All-time high
4.51 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2000
All-time low
0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000 uninfected pop.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Cameroon is 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Cameroon peaked at 4.51 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 25th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1000 uninfected pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.51 per 1000 uninfected pop | — |
| 2001 | 4.12 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 3.83 per 1000 uninfected pop | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.52 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 3.19 per 1000 uninfected pop | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 2.95 per 1000 uninfected pop | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 2.74 per 1000 uninfected pop | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 2.56 per 1000 uninfected pop | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.34 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.15 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 1.84 per 1000 uninfected pop | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 1.69 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.44 per 1000 uninfected pop | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 1.24 per 1000 uninfected pop | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.13 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.04 per 1000 uninfected pop | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9842 per 1000 uninfected pop | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.866 per 1000 uninfected pop | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8016 per 1000 uninfected pop | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7842 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7521 per 1000 uninfected pop | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6412 per 1000 uninfected pop | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5209 per 1000 uninfected pop | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4637 per 1000 uninfected pop | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop | -1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2026 per 1000 uninfected pop, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3854 per 1000 uninfected pop, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.19 per 1000 uninfected pop | 2.15 per 1000 uninfected pop | 4.51 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.7842 per 1000 uninfected pop | 1.84 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5666 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.7521 per 1000 uninfected pop | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 22 Haiti 0.5023 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 23 Ghana 0.473 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 24 Belize 0.4665 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0.431 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 27 Gambia 0.4108 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 0.4104 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
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 infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Cameroon?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Cameroon was 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4553 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex and age (per 1,000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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