Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 420,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Cameroon, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Cameroon stood at 420,000 high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Cameroon peaked at 420,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 49,000 high estimate | +36.1% |
| 1992 | 61,000 high estimate | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 76,000 high estimate | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 91,000 high estimate | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 100,000 high estimate | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 120,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 140,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 160,000 high estimate | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 180,000 high estimate | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 210,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 230,000 high estimate | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 260,000 high estimate | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 290,000 high estimate | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 310,000 high estimate | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 330,000 high estimate | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 360,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 380,000 high estimate | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 400,000 high estimate | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 420,000 high estimate | +5.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 420,000 high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 420,000 high estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 180,000 high estimate, 2.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,300 high estimate | 36,000 high estimate | 180,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 319,000 high estimate | 210,000 high estimate | 420,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Mozambique 620,000 high estimate compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 550,000 high estimate compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 510,000 high estimate compare
- 13 Burundi 230,000 high estimate compare
- 14 Ghana 210,000 high estimate compare
- 15 Angola 200,000 high estimate 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 orphans 0-17 years currently living in Cameroon?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Cameroon was 420,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 420,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.