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

Nigeria: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 46.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.6%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
133rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
46.6%
in 2019
All-time low
20.6%
in 1994
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

010203040501990200420191990: 21.21991: 211992: 20.91993: 20.71994: 20.61995: 20.61996: 20.61997: 20.61998: 20.61999: 20.72000: 20.82001: 212002: 21.32003: 21.72004: 22.22005: 22.72006: 23.42007: 24.32008: 25.32009: 26.62010: 282011: 29.62012: 31.32013: 33.22014: 35.22015: 37.42016: 39.62017: 41.92018: 44.22019: 46.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria is 46.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria peaked at 46.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1994.

Nigeria ranks 133rd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 21.2%
1991 21.0% -0.9%
1992 20.9% -0.5%
1993 20.7% -1.0%
1994 20.6% -0.5%
1995 20.6% +0.0%
1996 20.6% +0.0%
1997 20.6% +0.0%
1998 20.6% +0.0%
1999 20.7% +0.5%
2000 20.8% +0.5%
2001 21.0% +1.0%
2002 21.3% +1.4%
2003 21.7% +1.9%
2004 22.2% +2.3%
2005 22.7% +2.3%
2006 23.4% +3.1%
2007 24.3% +3.8%
2008 25.3% +4.1%
2009 26.6% +5.1%
2010 28.0% +5.3%
2011 29.6% +5.7%
2012 31.3% +5.7%
2013 33.2% +6.1%
2014 35.2% +6.0%
2015 37.4% +6.2%
2016 39.6% +5.9%
2017 41.9% +5.8%
2018 44.2% +5.5%
2019 46.6% +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.8% 20.6% 21.2% 10
2000s 22.9% 20.8% 26.6% 10
2010s 36.7% 28.0% 46.6% 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 130 Libya 47.6% compare
  2. 131 Tajikistan 47.2% compare
  3. 132 Viet Nam 47.1% compare
  4. 133 Sri Lanka 46.6% compare
  5. 135 Peru 46.5% compare
  6. 136 Bhutan 46.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria was 46.6% 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1994.
How does Nigeria rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Nigeria ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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