Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Cameroon
Cameroon: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 31.8 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
31.8
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
146th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.8
in 2009
All-time low
30.6
in 1996
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Cameroon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Cameroon stood at 31.8. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Cameroon peaked at 31.8 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30.6, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 146th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.1 | — |
| 1991 | 31 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 30.9 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.7 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.6 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.8 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 31 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.1 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.3 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.4 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.6 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.7 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.77 | 30.6 | 31.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2 | 30.6 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.73 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 144 Thailand 32.1 compare
- 145 Israel 31.9 compare
- 147 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.7 compare
- 148 United Arab Emirates 31.6 compare
- 149 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.5 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0087 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Cameroon?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Cameroon was 31.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8 in 2009.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6 in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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