Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR
AFR: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 42.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 42.5% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR peaked at 42.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1990.
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 AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.6% | — |
| 1991 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 21.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 24.6% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 31.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR was 42.5% 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 AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1990.
- How does AFR rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- AFR ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AFR 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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