Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Treatment for hypertension
Cameroon
19.3%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
19.2%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
177th
Papua New Guinea rank
178th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 19.3% against 19.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 192 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 13.7% | 5.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 15.6% | 4.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 18.1% | 1.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 19.3% against 19.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Cameroon ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension (% of 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
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.