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
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan, 1990–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 87 Cook Islands 56.8% compare
- 88 Haiti 56.4% compare
- 89 Guatemala 56.3% compare
- 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.1% compare
- 92 Denmark 55.6% compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 55.4% compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
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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