Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cameroon is 2.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cameroon peaked at 5.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 4.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.4% compare
- 12 Kenya 3.2% compare
- 12 Congo 3.2% compare
- 15 Gabon 2.6% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 2.4% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 2.1% 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cameroon was 2.7% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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