Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon
Cameroon: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 17.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon is 17.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon peaked at 17.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 181st 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 treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.7% | — |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 178 Indonesia 18.3% compare
- 179 Burkina Faso 18.1% compare
- 180 Papua New Guinea 17.8% compare
- 182 Central African Republic 16.6% compare
- 183 Uganda 16.3% compare
- 184 Mozambique 14.3% compare
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Cameroon was 17.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Cameroon ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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