Share of the population living with HIV in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population living with HIV was 2.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population living with HIV in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv in Cameroon is 2.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 5.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population living with HIV in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +30.4% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +27.5% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 5 |
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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 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 share of the population living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Cameroon was 2.5% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.