Number of new HIV infections in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of new HIV infections was 21,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
21,000
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
13th
of 140 countries
All-time high
58,000
in 2000
All-time low
19,000
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of new HIV infections in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections in Cameroon is 21,000, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Cameroon peaked at 58,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19,000, in 2022.
Cameroon ranks 13th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58,000 | — |
| 2001 | 56,000 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 53,000 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 50,000 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 48,000 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 46,000 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 42,000 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 39,000 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 37,000 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 34,000 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 33,000 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 30,000 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 26,000 | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 23,000 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 22,000 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,300 | 37,000 | 58,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,100 | 20,000 | 34,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,167 | 19,000 | 21,000 | 6 |
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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Cameroon?
- Number of new hiv infections in Cameroon was 21,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 58,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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