Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in El Salvador
El Salvador: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 73.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
73.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 193 countries
All-time high
73.4%
in 2019
All-time low
54.3%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in El Salvador, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in El Salvador stood at 73.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in El Salvador peaked at 73.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 14th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.3% | — |
| 1991 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 73.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.8%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 73.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.8%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 54.3% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 57.6% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 66.2% | 73.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in El Salvador?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in El Salvador was 73.4% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- El Salvador ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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