Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 54.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
54.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
96th
of 193 countries
All-time high
54.3%
in 2019
All-time low
32.3%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan stood at 54.3%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan peaked at 54.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 96th 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 Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.3% | — |
| 1991 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 32.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 37.9% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 46.0% | 54.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Afghanistan was 54.3% 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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