People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 540,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Cameroon, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Cameroon is 540,000 low estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Cameroon peaked at 540,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19,000 low estimate, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 33,000 low estimate | +73.7% |
| 1992 | 59,000 low estimate | +78.8% |
| 1993 | 100,000 low estimate | +69.5% |
| 1994 | 160,000 low estimate | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 230,000 low estimate | +43.8% |
| 1996 | 290,000 low estimate | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 340,000 low estimate | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 360,000 low estimate | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 390,000 low estimate | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 410,000 low estimate | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 430,000 low estimate | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 440,000 low estimate | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 460,000 low estimate | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 470,000 low estimate | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 490,000 low estimate | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 500,000 low estimate | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 520,000 low estimate | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 530,000 low estimate | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 540,000 low estimate | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 198,100 low estimate | 19,000 low estimate | 390,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 479,000 low estimate | 410,000 low estimate | 540,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 8 Zambia 890,000 low estimate compare
- 9 Malawi 830,000 low estimate compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 430,000 low estimate compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 390,000 low estimate compare
- 13 Botswana 300,000 low 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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 people living with hiv/aids, total in Cameroon?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Cameroon was 540,000 low estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 540,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.