Cameroon vs Nigeria: Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79

Cameroon
36.8
in 2019
Nigeria
36.1
in 2019
Cameroon rank
109th
Nigeria rank
111th

Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79 over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
010203040199020042019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 36.8 against 36.1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 111th of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,820 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Estimated share of the population with hypertension, based on population representative surveys and statistical modeling. Hypertension is a risk factor for chronic complications, including cardiovascular disease, and premature death.