Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Ghana
Ghana: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 46.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Ghana, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Ghana stood at 46.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Ghana peaked at 46.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1997.
Ghana ranks 125th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.2% | — |
| 1991 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 23.6% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 30.5% | 46.8% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Ghana?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Ghana was 46.8% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Ghana ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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