Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iceland

Iceland: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 83.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
83.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
83.9%
in 2019
All-time low
59.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iceland, 1990–2019

0204060801990200420191990: 59.51991: 60.41992: 61.41993: 62.41994: 63.51995: 64.51996: 65.61997: 66.71998: 67.81999: 68.92000: 69.92001: 712002: 72.12003: 73.22004: 74.32005: 75.32006: 76.32007: 77.22008: 78.12009: 792010: 79.82011: 80.52012: 81.22013: 81.82014: 82.32015: 82.72016: 83.12017: 83.42018: 83.62019: 83.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iceland is 83.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iceland peaked at 83.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1990.

That places Iceland 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Iceland, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 59.5%
1991 60.4% +1.5%
1992 61.4% +1.7%
1993 62.4% +1.6%
1994 63.5% +1.8%
1995 64.5% +1.6%
1996 65.6% +1.7%
1997 66.7% +1.7%
1998 67.8% +1.6%
1999 68.9% +1.6%
2000 69.9% +1.5%
2001 71.0% +1.6%
2002 72.1% +1.5%
2003 73.2% +1.5%
2004 74.3% +1.5%
2005 75.3% +1.3%
2006 76.3% +1.3%
2007 77.2% +1.2%
2008 78.1% +1.2%
2009 79.0% +1.2%
2010 79.8% +1.0%
2011 80.5% +0.9%
2012 81.2% +0.9%
2013 81.8% +0.7%
2014 82.3% +0.6%
2015 82.7% +0.5%
2016 83.1% +0.5%
2017 83.4% +0.4%
2018 83.6% +0.2%
2019 83.9% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.1% 59.5% 68.9% 10
2000s 74.6% 69.9% 79.0% 10
2010s 82.2% 79.8% 83.9% 10

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 2 Kazakhstan 83.6% compare
  2. 3 United States of America 82.1% compare
  3. 4 Canada 79.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iceland?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iceland was 83.9% 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 Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1990.
How does Iceland rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Iceland ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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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Indicator
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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