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

Malaysia: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 49.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
127th
of 193 countries
All-time high
49.5%
in 2019
All-time low
28.9%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

010203040501990200420191990: 28.91991: 29.71992: 30.61993: 31.41994: 32.31995: 33.21996: 34.11997: 351998: 35.81999: 36.72000: 37.52001: 38.32002: 392003: 39.82004: 40.62005: 41.42006: 42.12007: 42.92008: 43.72009: 44.42010: 45.12011: 45.72012: 46.32013: 46.92014: 47.42015: 47.82016: 48.32017: 48.72018: 49.12019: 49.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 49.5% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malaysia peaked at 49.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1990.

That places Malaysia 127th 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 Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Malaysia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 28.9%
1991 29.7% +2.8%
1992 30.6% +3.0%
1993 31.4% +2.6%
1994 32.3% +2.9%
1995 33.2% +2.8%
1996 34.1% +2.7%
1997 35.0% +2.6%
1998 35.8% +2.3%
1999 36.7% +2.5%
2000 37.5% +2.2%
2001 38.3% +2.1%
2002 39.0% +1.8%
2003 39.8% +2.1%
2004 40.6% +2.0%
2005 41.4% +2.0%
2006 42.1% +1.7%
2007 42.9% +1.9%
2008 43.7% +1.9%
2009 44.4% +1.6%
2010 45.1% +1.6%
2011 45.7% +1.3%
2012 46.3% +1.3%
2013 46.9% +1.3%
2014 47.4% +1.1%
2015 47.8% +0.8%
2016 48.3% +1.0%
2017 48.7% +0.8%
2018 49.1% +0.8%
2019 49.5% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.8% 28.9% 36.7% 10
2000s 41.0% 37.5% 44.4% 10
2010s 47.5% 45.1% 49.5% 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 126 Sao Tome and Principe 49.8% compare
  2. 128 Angola 47.9% compare
  3. 129 Zimbabwe 47.7% compare
  4. 130 Libya 47.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malaysia?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malaysia was 49.5% 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Malaysia ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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