Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cameroon stood at 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cameroon peaked at 34.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.96 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 34.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 33.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 33.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 33.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 32.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 32.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 59 Georgia 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Togo 31.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Latvia 31.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 Ethiopia 30.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Dominica 30.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Kenya 30.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cameroon?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Cameroon was 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.