Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon
Cameroon: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 34.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 34.0% 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 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon peaked at 34.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.6% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 24.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
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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 34.0% 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 34.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% 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 43.5%. 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, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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