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

Iraq: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 57.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
57.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
82nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
57.9%
in 2019
All-time low
39.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

02040601990200420191990: 39.51991: 39.81992: 40.11993: 40.41994: 40.71995: 41.11996: 41.41997: 41.71998: 421999: 42.52000: 432001: 43.62002: 44.32003: 45.22004: 46.12005: 47.12006: 48.22007: 49.22008: 50.32009: 51.42010: 52.42011: 53.22012: 542013: 54.72014: 55.42015: 562016: 56.62017: 572018: 57.52019: 57.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iraq is 57.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% 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 Iraq peaked at 57.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1990.

That places Iraq 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Iraq, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 39.5%
1991 39.8% +0.8%
1992 40.1% +0.8%
1993 40.4% +0.7%
1994 40.7% +0.7%
1995 41.1% +1.0%
1996 41.4% +0.7%
1997 41.7% +0.7%
1998 42.0% +0.7%
1999 42.5% +1.2%
2000 43.0% +1.2%
2001 43.6% +1.4%
2002 44.3% +1.6%
2003 45.2% +2.0%
2004 46.1% +2.0%
2005 47.1% +2.2%
2006 48.2% +2.3%
2007 49.2% +2.1%
2008 50.3% +2.2%
2009 51.4% +2.2%
2010 52.4% +1.9%
2011 53.2% +1.5%
2012 54.0% +1.5%
2013 54.7% +1.3%
2014 55.4% +1.3%
2015 56.0% +1.1%
2016 56.6% +1.1%
2017 57.0% +0.7%
2018 57.5% +0.9%
2019 57.9% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.9% 39.5% 42.5% 10
2000s 46.8% 43.0% 51.4% 10
2010s 55.5% 52.4% 57.9% 10

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  3. 81 Sweden 58.6% compare
  4. 83 Belize 57.6% compare
  5. 84 Mexico 57.1% compare
  6. 85 Myanmar 56.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iraq?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Iraq was 57.9% 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 Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1990.
How does Iraq rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Iraq ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq 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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