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

Japan: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 72.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
72.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 193 countries
All-time high
72.3%
in 2019
All-time low
40.7%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0204060801990200420191990: 40.71991: 421992: 43.31993: 44.61994: 461995: 47.41996: 48.81997: 50.21998: 51.61999: 52.92000: 54.22001: 55.52002: 56.82003: 582004: 59.22005: 60.42006: 61.52007: 62.62008: 63.62009: 64.62010: 65.62011: 66.52012: 67.42013: 68.22014: 68.92015: 69.72016: 70.42017: 712018: 71.72019: 72.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Japan is 72.3%, measured in 2019. 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 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Japan peaked at 72.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1990.

That places Japan 19th 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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Japan, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 40.7%
1991 42.0% +3.2%
1992 43.3% +3.1%
1993 44.6% +3.0%
1994 46.0% +3.1%
1995 47.4% +3.0%
1996 48.8% +3.0%
1997 50.2% +2.9%
1998 51.6% +2.8%
1999 52.9% +2.5%
2000 54.2% +2.5%
2001 55.5% +2.4%
2002 56.8% +2.3%
2003 58.0% +2.1%
2004 59.2% +2.1%
2005 60.4% +2.0%
2006 61.5% +1.8%
2007 62.6% +1.8%
2008 63.6% +1.6%
2009 64.6% +1.6%
2010 65.6% +1.5%
2011 66.5% +1.4%
2012 67.4% +1.4%
2013 68.2% +1.2%
2014 68.9% +1.0%
2015 69.7% +1.2%
2016 70.4% +1.0%
2017 71.0% +0.9%
2018 71.7% +1.0%
2019 72.3% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.8% 40.7% 52.9% 10
2000s 59.6% 54.2% 64.6% 10
2010s 69.2% 65.6% 72.3% 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 16 Barbados 73.2% compare
  2. 17 Lithuania 72.5% compare
  3. 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 72.4% compare
  4. 19 Chile 72.3% compare
  5. 19 Poland 72.3% compare
  6. 22 Cuba 72.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Japan?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Japan was 72.3% 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1990.
How does Japan rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Japan ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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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