Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Cameroon is 15.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 53.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 40.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 27.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 15.0% | 24.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Cameroon?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Cameroon was 15.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of people with tuberculosis who also have HIV.