Cameroon - HIV incidence

Adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV

The latest value for Adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV in Cameroon was 9,800 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 47,000 in 1998 and 9,800 in 2020.

Definition: Number of adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 13,000
1991 17,000
1992 21,000
1993 27,000
1994 32,000
1995 37,000
1996 41,000
1997 44,000
1998 47,000
1999 46,000
2000 45,000
2001 41,000
2002 39,000
2003 35,000
2004 33,000
2005 31,000
2006 30,000
2007 28,000
2008 27,000
2009 26,000
2010 25,000
2011 23,000
2012 22,000
2013 20,000
2014 19,000
2015 18,000
2016 17,000
2017 15,000
2018 13,000
2019 11,000
2020 9,800

Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV

The value for Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Cameroon was 4,500 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of 2,000 in 1990.

Definition: Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 2,000
1991 2,600
1992 3,500
1993 4,500
1994 5,600
1995 6,700
1996 7,900
1997 9,100
1998 10,000
1999 11,000
2000 12,000
2001 12,000
2002 12,000
2003 12,000
2004 12,000
2005 12,000
2006 12,000
2007 11,000
2008 11,000
2009 10,000
2010 8,300
2011 7,700
2012 6,600
2013 5,000
2014 5,100
2015 4,000
2016 4,700
2017 4,300
2018 4,200
2019 4,900
2020 4,500

Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV

The value for Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Cameroon was 15,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62,000 in 1998 and a minimum value of 15,000 in 2020.

Definition: Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 16,000
1991 21,000
1992 27,000
1993 34,000
1994 41,000
1995 47,000
1996 53,000
1997 58,000
1998 62,000
1999 61,000
2000 60,000
2001 57,000
2002 55,000
2003 51,000
2004 48,000
2005 46,000
2006 44,000
2007 42,000
2008 40,000
2009 39,000
2010 35,000
2011 33,000
2012 30,000
2013 27,000
2014 26,000
2015 24,000
2016 23,000
2017 20,000
2018 18,000
2019 17,000
2020 15,000

Incidence of HIV (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49)

Incidence of HIV (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49) in Cameroon was 0.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 7.72 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.81 in 2020.

Definition: Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 2.63
1991 3.35
1992 4.13
1993 5.07
1994 5.92
1995 6.60
1996 7.16
1997 7.50
1998 7.72
1999 7.30
2000 6.89
2001 6.17
2002 5.65
2003 4.98
2004 4.52
2005 4.12
2006 3.80
2007 3.49
2008 3.26
2009 3.06
2010 2.79
2011 2.55
2012 2.30
2013 2.08
2014 1.92
2015 1.75
2016 1.55
2017 1.33
2018 1.10
2019 0.95
2020 0.81

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors