Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon

Cameroon: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 36.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.6%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
175th
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.6%
in 2019
All-time low
18.4%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 18.41991: 18.51992: 18.61993: 18.81994: 18.91995: 19.11996: 19.41997: 19.61998: 19.91999: 20.12000: 20.42001: 20.82002: 21.12003: 21.52004: 21.92005: 22.42006: 232007: 23.62008: 24.32009: 25.12010: 262011: 272012: 282013: 29.12014: 30.22015: 31.42016: 32.62017: 33.92018: 35.32019: 36.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 36.6% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon peaked at 36.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1990.

That places Cameroon 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Cameroon, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 18.4%
1991 18.5% +0.5%
1992 18.6% +0.5%
1993 18.8% +1.1%
1994 18.9% +0.5%
1995 19.1% +1.1%
1996 19.4% +1.6%
1997 19.6% +1.0%
1998 19.9% +1.5%
1999 20.1% +1.0%
2000 20.4% +1.5%
2001 20.8% +2.0%
2002 21.1% +1.4%
2003 21.5% +1.9%
2004 21.9% +1.9%
2005 22.4% +2.3%
2006 23.0% +2.7%
2007 23.6% +2.6%
2008 24.3% +3.0%
2009 25.1% +3.3%
2010 26.0% +3.6%
2011 27.0% +3.8%
2012 28.0% +3.7%
2013 29.1% +3.9%
2014 30.2% +3.8%
2015 31.4% +4.0%
2016 32.6% +3.8%
2017 33.9% +4.0%
2018 35.3% +4.1%
2019 36.6% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.1% 18.4% 20.1% 10
2000s 22.4% 20.4% 25.1% 10
2010s 31.0% 26.0% 36.6% 10

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 173 Timor-Leste 37.4% compare
  2. 174 Tonga 37.0% compare
  3. 176 India 36.5% compare
  4. 177 Indonesia 35.7% compare
  5. 178 Solomon Islands 35.0% compare
  6. 178 Samoa 35.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon was 36.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1990.
How does Cameroon rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Cameroon ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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