Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 412,664 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cameroon is 412,664 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cameroon peaked at 542,823 children in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,179 children, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 9th out of 139 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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,179 children | — |
| 1991 | 8,712 children | +41.0% |
| 1992 | 12,241 children | +40.5% |
| 1993 | 17,125 children | +39.9% |
| 1994 | 23,724 children | +38.5% |
| 1995 | 32,447 children | +36.8% |
| 1996 | 43,608 children | +34.4% |
| 1997 | 57,667 children | +32.2% |
| 1998 | 74,956 children | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 95,566 children | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 119,348 children | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 145,231 children | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 173,372 children | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 203,358 children | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 234,273 children | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 263,564 children | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 292,634 children | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 322,455 children | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 349,291 children | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 374,512 children | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 397,931 children | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 421,991 children | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 445,161 children | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 468,074 children | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 491,554 children | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 513,448 children | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 530,728 children | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 541,497 children | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 542,823 children | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 538,307 children | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 527,321 children | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 508,362 children | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 480,586 children | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 447,838 children | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 412,664 children | -7.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 412,664 children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 10.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 412,664 children is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,223 children | 6,179 children | 95,566 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,804 children | 119,348 children | 374,512 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 489,151 children | 397,931 children | 542,823 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 475,354 children | 412,664 children | 527,321 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cameroon?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cameroon was 412,664 children in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 542,823 children in 2018.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,179 children in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.