Children (0-14) living with HIV in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 20,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 20,000 for children (0-14) living with hiv in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 50,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,400, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,110 | 3,400 | 29,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,800 | 32,000 | 50,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,500 | 29,000 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,600 | 20,000 | 27,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 41.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 405,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 372,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Cameroon was 20,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.