Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Treatment for hypertension, female

Cameroon
21.9%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
24.2%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
176th
Sierra Leone rank
174th

Treatment for hypertension, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sierra Leone
10152025199020042019

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24.2% against 21.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Cameroon ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 9.0% 9.0% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2000s 13.2% 13.0% 0.2% Cameroon
2010s 19.2% 20.4% 1.2% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 24.2% against 21.9% in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
2.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for treatment for hypertension, female?
Cameroon ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)
Unit
% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension
Source
World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 7,050 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.