Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 410,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cameroon is 410,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cameroon peaked at 540,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,200, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,290 | 6,200 | 96,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,000 | 120,000 | 370,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 489,000 | 400,000 | 540,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 476,000 | 410,000 | 530,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 365,037 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 350,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 347,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 357,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 354,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 372,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 384,592 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 368,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 340,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 360,839 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cameroon?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cameroon was 410,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 540,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,200 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.