Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 6.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Cameroon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6.8% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Cameroon peaked at 6.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 180th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Cameroon?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Cameroon was 6.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Cameroon ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. 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: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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