Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 71.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
71.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 17 groups
All-time high
71.2%
in 2019
All-time low
56.2%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Americas (WHO region), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Americas (WHO region) recorded 71.2% 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 71.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 1990.
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 Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.2% | — |
| 1991 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 56.2% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 60.0% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.3% | 71.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
- 1 Iceland 83.9% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 83.6% compare
- 3 United States of America 82.1% compare
- 4 Canada 79.6% compare
- 5 Croatia 77.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Americas (WHO region)?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Americas (WHO region) was 71.2% 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 Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 1990.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 2nd out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) 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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