Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV was 2,600 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2,600 deaths for tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 15,000 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,600 deaths, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,000 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 13,000 deaths | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 14,000 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 12,000 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 12,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,800 deaths | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 9,600 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 8,400 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 8,800 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 8,300 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 8,300 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,400 deaths | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 7,000 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 6,600 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 5,900 deaths | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 5,600 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 4,900 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 4,800 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3,900 deaths | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 3,000 deaths | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 2,600 deaths | -13.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,600 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 170 deaths, 15.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,600 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 955 deaths, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,140 deaths | 9,600 deaths | 15,000 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,120 deaths | 4,900 deaths | 8,800 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,575 deaths | 2,600 deaths | 4,800 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv in Cameroon was 2,600 deaths in 2023, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,600 deaths in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the number of deaths from people living with HIV that are related to tuberculosis.