Share of young men and women living with HIV in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of young men and women living with hiv in Cameroon is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 1.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 17th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of young men and women living with HIV 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
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 share of young men and women living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Cameroon was 0.5% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.