Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 10,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 10,000 for number of people dying from hiv-related causes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Cameroon peaked at 31,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 139 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,000 | — |
| 2001 | 25,000 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 28,000 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 31,000 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30,000 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28,000 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 27,000 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 26,000 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26,000 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 23,000 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 18,000 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 15,000 | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 13,000 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,200 | 22,000 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,500 | 17,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Cameroon?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Cameroon was 10,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. 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 people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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