Country factsheets

CAMEROON | 2021

HIV and AIDS Estimates

Adults and children living with 500 000 [460 000 - 530 000]
HIV
Adults aged 15 and over living with 460 000 [430 000 - 500 000]
HIV

Women aged 15 and over living with 310 000 [290 000 - 340 000]
HIV

Men aged 15 and over living with 150 000 [140 000 - 160 000]
HIV

Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV 33 000 [25 000 - 39 000]

Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence 2.9 [2.6 - 3.1]

rate
Women aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence 3.9 [3.6 - 4.2]
rate

Men aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence 1.8 [1.4 - 2.0]

rate

HIV prevalence among young women 1.3 [0.7 - 1.8]

HIV prevalence among young men 0.6 [0.4 - 0.7]

Adults and children newly infected 15 000 [11 000 - 18 000]

with HIV
Adults aged 15 and over newly 10 000 [7400 - 13 000]
infected with HIV

Women aged 15 and over newly 7300 [5300 - 9700]

infected with HIV

Men aged 15 and over newly infected 3000 [2100 - 4100]

with HIV

Children aged 0 to 14 newly infected 4300 [2700 - 5400]

with HIV

HIV incidence per 1000 population 0.77 [0.55 - 1.01]

(adults 15-49)
HIV incidence per 1000 population 0.56 [0.43 - 0.70]
(all ages)

Adult and child deaths due to 13 000 [11 000 - 14 000]

AIDS
Deaths due to AIDS among adults 9100 [7600 - 11 000]
aged 15 and over

Deaths due to AIDS among women 4800 [3900 - 6100]

aged 15 and over

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Deaths due to AIDS among men aged 4200 [3600 - 5300]

15 and over

Deaths due to AIDS among children 3500 [2400 - 4300]

aged 0 to 14

Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 390 000 [350 000 - 420 000]
17

Epidemic transition metrics

Percent change in new HIV infections -59
since 2010

Percent change in AIDS-related -54

deaths since 2010

Incidence : prevalence ratio 2.94

Incidence : mortality ratio 0.87

HIV testing and treatment cascade

People living with HIV 500 000 [460 000 - 530 000]
People living with HIV who know 400 000
their status
Percent of people living with HIV 81 [75 - 87]
who know their status

People living with HIV who are on 390 000

ART
Percent of people living with HIV 78 [73 - 84]
who are on ART

People living with HIV who have 360 000

suppressed viral loads
Percent of people living with HIV 72 [67 - 77]
who have suppressed viral loads

Antiretroviral therapy (ART)

Coverage of adults and children 78 [73 - 84]

receiving ART (%)
Adults aged 15 and over receiving 81 [75 - 87]
ART

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Women aged 15 and over receiving 84 [78 - 90]

ART

Men aged 15 and over receiving ART 76 [70 - 82]

Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART 35 [27 - 41]

Number of adults and children 388 358

receiving ART (#)
Adults aged 15 and over receiving 376 827
ART

Women aged 15 and over receiving 263 629

ART

Men aged 15 and over receiving ART 113 198

Children aged 0 to 14 receiving ART 11 531

Elimination of vertical transmission

Coverage of pregnant women who 67 [53 - 78]

receive ARV for PMTCT (%)
Pregnant women who received ARV 17 293
for PMTCT (#)

Pregnant women needing ARV for 26 000 [20 000 - 30 000]

PMTCT (#)

Early infant diagnosis (%) 48 [41 - 61]

Final vertical transmission rate 16.75 [13.61 - 18.85]
including during
breastfeeding
New HIV infections averted due to 3800 [2400 - 4800]
PMTCT (%)
Number of HIV-exposed children 330 000 [280 000 - 370 000]
who are uninfected

Sex workers

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Population size estimate (#) 70 500 Region: National;

Method:
Programmatic
mapping; Source:
Rapport
cartographie
programmatique
et estimation de
taille des
travailleuses de
sexe, des hommes
ayant des
rapports sexuels
avec des hommes,
les usagers de
drogue et les
adolescent(e)s et
jeunes vulnérables
au VIH au
Cameroun

Antiretroviral therapy coverage 99.1 Source:

(%) Behavioral
surveillance, 2018

Men who have sex with men

Population size estimate (#) 7000 Region: National;
Method:
Programmatic
mapping; Source:
Cartographie
programmatique
et estimation de
taille des
Travailleuses de
Sexe, des Hommes
ayant des
rapports sexuels
avec des Hommes,
les Usagers de
Drogue et les
Adolescent(e)s et
jeunes vulnérables
au VIH au
Cameroun

Antiretroviral therapy coverage 97.2 Source: IBBS

(%) 2016 2018

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People who inject drugs

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Population size estimate (#) 1500 Region: Yaoundé,

Douala,
Baffousam,
Bamenda,
Bertoua, Buea,
Ebolowa, Garoua,
Kribi, Limbe,
Maroua and
Ngaoundere;
Method:
Programmatic
mapping; Source:
Cartographie
programmatique
et estimation de
taille des
Travailleuses de
Sexe, des Hommes
ayant des
rapports sexuels
avec des Hommes,
les Usagers de
Drogue et les
Adolescent(e)s et
jeunes vulnérables
au VIH au
Cameroun

Combination prevention
People receiving pre-exposure 4426
prophylaxis (PrEP) (#)

Condom use at last high-risk sex 51.8 Source:2018 DHS

among adults aged 15 to 49 (%)

- Condom use at last high-risk 43.4 Source:2018 DHS

sex among women aged 15 to 49
(%)

- Condom use at last high-risk 62.6 Source:2018 DHS

sex among men aged 15 to 49
(%)

Stigma and discrimination

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Percentage of adults (15-49) who 36.2 Source: 2018 DHS

responded No to the question:
Would you buy fresh vegetables
from a shopkeeper or vendor if
you knew that this person had
HIV?

Percentage of adults (15-49) who 24.8 Source: 2018

responded No to the question: DHS
Do you think that children living
with HIV should be able to
attend school with children who
are HIV negative?

Percentage of adults (15-49) who 41.2 Source: 2018

responded No to both questions DHS

Sex workers: Avoidance of 4.7 Source: IBBS

health care because of stigma 2016
and discrimination (%)

Men who have sex with men: 13.5 Source: IBBS

Avoidance of health care because 2016
of stigma and discrimination (%)

Gender

Prevalence of recent intimate 21.5 Source: 2018

partner violence among women DHS
aged 15-49 (%)
Prevalence of recent intimate 20 Source: 2018
partner violence among women DHS
aged 15-19 (%)

Prevalence of recent intimate 22.6 Source: 2018

partner violence among women DHS
aged 20-24 (%)

Prevalence of recent intimate 21.4

partner violence among women
aged 25-49 (%)

Women aged 15-49 who have 44.1

their demand for family planning
satisfied by modern methods
(%)
Women aged 15-19 who have 45.2
their demand for family planning
satisfied by modern methods (%)

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Women aged 20-24 who have 51.1

their demand for family planning
satisfied by modern methods (%)

Women aged 25-49 who have 41.5

their demand for family planning
satisfied by modern methods (%)

Young people

Knowledge about HIV prevention 39.1 Source: DHS

among young people aged 2018
15-24
Knowledge about HIV 40.6 Source: DHS
prevention among young women 2018
aged 15-24

Knowledge about HIV 35.8 Source: DHS

prevention among young men 2018
aged 15-24

TB and HIV
Co-management of TB and HIV 48
treatment (%)

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