Cameroon vs Samoa: Treatment for hypertension
Cameroon
19.3%
in 2019
Samoa
20.3%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
177th
Samoa rank
174th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Cameroon
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 20.3% against 19.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 16.5% | 8.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 18.4% | 6.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 19.9% | 3.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Cameroon or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 20.3% against 19.3% in Cameroon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Cameroon and Samoa?
- 1.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Cameroon ranks 177th and Samoa 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 (% 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.