Women high blood pressure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Women high blood pressure was 38.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Women high blood pressure in Cameroon, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Cameroon is 38.6, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Cameroon peaked at 38.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.2, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 97th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.5 | — |
| 1991 | 33.4 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 33.3 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.2 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.3 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.5 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 33.7 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.9 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.2 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.5 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 34.8 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.2 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 35.5 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 35.9 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.2 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.4 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 36.7 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.9 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.4 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 37.6 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.9 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.1 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.3 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.6 | +0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 38.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 38.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.28 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.74 | 33.5 | 36.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5 | 36.4 | 38.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Cameroon?
- Women high blood pressure in Cameroon was 38.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2 in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for women high blood pressure?
- Cameroon ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women high blood pressure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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