Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Cameroon
Cameroon: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 30.96 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Cameroon stood at 30.96. 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 disease who ghe age standardized in Cameroon peaked at 34.32 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.96, 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 disease who ghe age standardized in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.96 | — |
| 2001 | 34.32 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 33.81 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 33.96 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.14 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 33.22 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 32.96 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 32.81 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.71 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.42 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.33 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.29 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.64 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.13 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.49 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.71 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.47 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.22 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.73 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.56 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.45 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.96 | -4.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 30.96 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.23, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 30.96 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.28, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.23 | 32.42 | 34.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.46 | 31.56 | 33.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7 | 30.96 | 32.45 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Cameroon?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Cameroon was 30.96 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.32 in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.96 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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