Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 46.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
46.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
10th
of 17 groups
All-time high
46.6%
in 2019
All-time low
30.3%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 46.6% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 46.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.3% | — |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.3% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 35.1% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 42.4% | 46.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 46.6% 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1990.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (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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