Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 56.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
56.2%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
90th
of 193 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 2019
All-time low
33.1%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan, 1990–2019

02040601990200420191990: 33.11991: 33.51992: 341993: 34.41994: 34.91995: 35.51996: 36.11997: 36.81998: 37.41999: 38.12000: 38.92001: 39.62002: 40.32003: 41.12004: 41.92005: 42.82006: 43.62007: 44.62008: 45.52009: 46.52010: 47.52011: 48.42012: 49.42013: 50.42014: 51.42015: 52.42016: 53.42017: 54.32018: 55.32019: 56.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan stood at 56.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan peaked at 56.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1990.

That places Afghanistan 90th out of 193 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.

Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 33.1%
1991 33.5% +1.2%
1992 34.0% +1.5%
1993 34.4% +1.2%
1994 34.9% +1.5%
1995 35.5% +1.7%
1996 36.1% +1.7%
1997 36.8% +1.9%
1998 37.4% +1.6%
1999 38.1% +1.9%
2000 38.9% +2.1%
2001 39.6% +1.8%
2002 40.3% +1.8%
2003 41.1% +2.0%
2004 41.9% +1.9%
2005 42.8% +2.1%
2006 43.6% +1.9%
2007 44.6% +2.3%
2008 45.5% +2.0%
2009 46.5% +2.2%
2010 47.5% +2.2%
2011 48.4% +1.9%
2012 49.4% +2.1%
2013 50.4% +2.0%
2014 51.4% +2.0%
2015 52.4% +1.9%
2016 53.4% +1.9%
2017 54.3% +1.7%
2018 55.3% +1.8%
2019 56.2% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.4% 33.1% 38.1% 10
2000s 42.5% 38.9% 46.5% 10
2010s 51.9% 47.5% 56.2% 10

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  4. 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.1% compare
  5. 92 Denmark 55.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan was 56.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Afghanistan ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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