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

Zambia: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 44.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
44.2%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
144th
of 193 countries
All-time high
44.2%
in 2019
All-time low
23.0%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 231991: 23.41992: 23.81993: 24.21994: 24.61995: 251996: 25.51997: 25.91998: 26.41999: 26.82000: 27.32001: 27.82002: 28.32003: 28.82004: 29.42005: 29.92006: 30.52007: 31.22008: 31.92009: 32.82010: 33.72011: 34.62012: 35.72013: 36.82014: 37.92015: 39.12016: 40.42017: 41.62018: 42.92019: 44.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 44.2% 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia peaked at 44.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1990.

That places Zambia 144th 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Zambia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 23.0%
1991 23.4% +1.7%
1992 23.8% +1.7%
1993 24.2% +1.7%
1994 24.6% +1.7%
1995 25.0% +1.6%
1996 25.5% +2.0%
1997 25.9% +1.6%
1998 26.4% +1.9%
1999 26.8% +1.5%
2000 27.3% +1.9%
2001 27.8% +1.8%
2002 28.3% +1.8%
2003 28.8% +1.8%
2004 29.4% +2.1%
2005 29.9% +1.7%
2006 30.5% +2.0%
2007 31.2% +2.3%
2008 31.9% +2.2%
2009 32.8% +2.8%
2010 33.7% +2.7%
2011 34.6% +2.7%
2012 35.7% +3.2%
2013 36.8% +3.1%
2014 37.9% +3.0%
2015 39.1% +3.2%
2016 40.4% +3.3%
2017 41.6% +3.0%
2018 42.9% +3.1%
2019 44.2% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.9% 23.0% 26.8% 10
2000s 29.8% 27.3% 32.8% 10
2010s 38.7% 33.7% 44.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia was 44.2% 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Zambia ranks 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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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