Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Cameroon
Cameroon: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 36.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Cameroon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Cameroon is 36.8, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Cameroon peaked at 36.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.4, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.4 | — |
| 1991 | 33.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.5 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.6 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.7 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.8 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.2 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.5 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.8 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 35.1 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.3 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.6 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.8 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.2 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 36.3 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.4 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.5 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.7 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.8 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.46 | 33.4 | 33.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.91 | 33.8 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.49 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 10 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Cameroon?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Cameroon was 36.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).