Diabetes prevalence who gho in Cameroon
Cameroon: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 6.7 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
6.7
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
150th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6.7
in 2014
All-time low
3
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Cameroon, 1980–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6.7 for diabetes prevalence who gho in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Cameroon peaked at 6.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 150th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3 | — |
| 1981 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.6 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.6 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.2 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.45, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.34 | 3 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.28 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.51 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Cameroon?
- Diabetes prevalence who gho in Cameroon was 6.7 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Diabetes prevalence who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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