Prevalence of hypertension in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of hypertension was 36.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension in Cameroon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of hypertension in Cameroon stood at 36.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension in Cameroon peaked at 36.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.4% | — |
| 1991 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +0.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 36.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 36.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 33.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 33.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 36.2% | 36.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of hypertension in Cameroon was 36.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of hypertension?
- Cameroon ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.