Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 67.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
67.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
40th
of 193 countries
All-time high
67.2%
in 2019
All-time low
49.6%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Dominican Republic, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Dominican Republic is 67.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Dominican Republic peaked at 67.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.6% | — |
| 1991 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 67.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.8%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 67.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.8%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 49.6% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 56.3% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.5% | 67.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Dominican Republic?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Dominican Republic was 67.2% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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