Prevalence of HIV, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of HIV, male was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV, male in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv, male in Cameroon is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, male in Cameroon peaked at 1.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Central African Republic 0.6% compare
- 14 Congo 0.6% compare
- 14 Suriname 0.6% compare
- 17 Barbados 0.5% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 0.5% compare
- 17 Rwanda 0.5% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5% compare
- 17 Thailand 0.5% compare
- 17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv, male in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of hiv, male in Cameroon was 0.5% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of hiv, male?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Prevalence of HIV, male (% ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of HIV, male is the percentage of males who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.