Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 34.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
34.6%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
174th
of 193 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2019
All-time low
17.8%
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Burkina Faso, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Burkina Faso stood at 34.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Burkina Faso peaked at 34.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1991.
Burkina Faso ranks 174th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.9% | — |
| 1991 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +4.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 34.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.4%, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 34.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.3%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 18.4% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 23.1% | 34.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Burkina Faso?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Burkina Faso was 34.6% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Burkina Faso ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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