Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tb patients tested positive for hiv was 4,375 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
4,375
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
19th
of 201 countries
All-time high
8,606
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
17
2005–2021
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Cameroon, 2005–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Cameroon stood at 4,375.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tb patients tested positive for hiv in Cameroon peaked at 8,606 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 3,363 | — |
| 2007 | 5,378 | +59.9% |
| 2008 | 7,211 | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 7,383 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8,314 | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 7,731 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 7,747 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8,161 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8,565 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 8,606 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8,264 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 7,290 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 6,457 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 6,042 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 5,005 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 4,375 | -12.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4,375 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 324, 13.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4,375 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 970, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,667 | 0 | 7,383 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7,718 | 6,042 | 8,606 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,690 | 4,375 | 5,005 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tb patients tested positive for hiv in Cameroon?
- Tb patients tested positive for hiv in Cameroon was 4,375 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8,606 in 2015.
- What is the lowest tb patients tested positive for hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for tb patients tested positive for hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tb patients tested positive for hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. 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 Tb patients tested positive for hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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