Cameroon's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 2,700 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 18.18% from 3,300 in 2014 (1.99% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2,700 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 3,700 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3,300 | 2014 |
| Highest | 12,000 | 2002 |
| Lowest | 2,000 | 1990 |
| Average since 2015 | 3,010 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 2,000 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Cameroon's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV rose 17.4% on 2023 (from 2,300 to 2,700).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.4% and a typical year strayed about 13.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 35% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.2% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Cameroon had the 10th highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,700 | 2024 |
| World | 120,000 | 2024 |
Closest to Cameroon in the 2024 ranking
- Kenya — 7th of 83: 4,300
- Zambia — 8th of 83: 3,000
- Zimbabwe — 9th of 83: 2,800
- Papua New Guinea — 11th of 83: 2,700
- Malawi — 12th of 83: 2,200
- Congo, Rep. — 13th of 83: 1,900
What this measures
Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.
All 35 values
| Year | Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,700 |
| 2023 | 2,300 |
| 2022 | 2,900 |
| 2021 | 3,000 |
| 2020 | 3,500 |
| 2019 | 3,700 |
| 2018 | 2,900 |
| 2017 | 2,800 |
| 2016 | 3,100 |
| 2015 | 3,200 |
| 2014 |
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies
- Angola — 4,500 (2024)
- Benin — 500 (2024)
- Botswana — 100 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 800 (2024)
- Burundi — 500 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 100 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 1,000 (2024)
- Chad — 1,300 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 9,100 (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — 1,900 (2024)
More health data for Cameroon
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 14.86% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 15.25% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 6.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 40.66% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 6.19 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 41.58% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 12.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 41.12% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13.72% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV?
- 2,700 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 35% from 2,000 in 1990 (0.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 12,000 in 2002 and the lowest 2,000 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 10th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2024, Cameroon's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV rose 17.4% on 2023 (from 2,300 to 2,700). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.4% and a typical year strayed about 13.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.14, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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