Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi
Malawi: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 37.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi is 37.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi peaked at 37.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 171st 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.7% | — |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 25.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 169 Sierra Leone 37.9% compare
- 170 Côte d'Ivoire 37.8% compare
- 171 Burkina Faso 37.7% compare
- 173 Timor-Leste 37.4% compare
- 174 Tonga 37.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi was 37.7% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Malawi ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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