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

Benin: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 38.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38.5%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
167th
of 193 countries
All-time high
38.5%
in 2019
All-time low
18.9%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 18.91991: 18.91992: 191993: 191994: 19.11995: 19.21996: 19.31997: 19.41998: 19.61999: 19.82000: 202001: 20.22002: 20.52003: 20.92004: 21.32005: 21.82006: 22.32007: 232008: 23.82009: 24.72010: 25.72011: 26.82012: 282013: 29.32014: 30.72015: 32.12016: 33.62017: 35.22018: 36.82019: 38.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Benin recorded 38.5% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Benin peaked at 38.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1990.

Benin ranks 167th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Benin, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Benin, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 18.9%
1991 18.9% +0.0%
1992 19.0% +0.5%
1993 19.0% +0.0%
1994 19.1% +0.5%
1995 19.2% +0.5%
1996 19.3% +0.5%
1997 19.4% +0.5%
1998 19.6% +1.0%
1999 19.8% +1.0%
2000 20.0% +1.0%
2001 20.2% +1.0%
2002 20.5% +1.5%
2003 20.9% +2.0%
2004 21.3% +1.9%
2005 21.8% +2.3%
2006 22.3% +2.3%
2007 23.0% +3.1%
2008 23.8% +3.5%
2009 24.7% +3.8%
2010 25.7% +4.0%
2011 26.8% +4.3%
2012 28.0% +4.5%
2013 29.3% +4.6%
2014 30.7% +4.8%
2015 32.1% +4.6%
2016 33.6% +4.7%
2017 35.2% +4.8%
2018 36.8% +4.5%
2019 38.5% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.2% 18.9% 19.8% 10
2000s 21.9% 20.0% 24.7% 10
2010s 31.7% 25.7% 38.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Benin?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Benin was 38.5% 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1990.
How does Benin rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Benin ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin 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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