Share of women among the population living with hiv in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of women among the population living with hiv was 64.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.83
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 172 countries
All-time high
64.83
in 2024
All-time low
55.43
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women among the population living with hiv in Cameroon is 64.83, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women among the population living with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 64.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.43, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 17th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.43 | — |
| 1991 | 56.03 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 56.52 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 56.79 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.97 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 57.09 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 57.17 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 57.23 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 57.28 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 57.33 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 57.38 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 57.43 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.49 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 57.55 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.61 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 57.65 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.69 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 57.72 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 57.74 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.78 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.88 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.22 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 58.86 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.56 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 60.26 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.95 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.65 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 62.33 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 62.95 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 63.51 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 63.97 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.32 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.6 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 64.83 | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 64.83 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.89, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 64.83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.68, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.78 | 55.43 | 57.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6 | 57.38 | 57.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.04 | 57.78 | 62.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.25 | 63.51 | 64.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Central African Republic 65.07 compare
- 15 Ethiopia 65.06 compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 64.84 compare
- 18 Namibia 64.78 compare
- 19 Malawi 64.58 compare
- 20 South Sudan 64.45 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women among the population living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Share of women among the population living with hiv in Cameroon was 64.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 64.83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.43 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of women among the population living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women among the population living with hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women among the population living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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