Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya
Kenya: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 36.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
36.3%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
165th
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2019
All-time low
19.4%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya stood at 36.3%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya peaked at 36.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 165th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.4% | — |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 22.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 27.0% | 36.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 162 Benin 37.0% compare
- 163 Tonga 36.7% compare
- 164 Timor-Leste 36.5% compare
- 166 Senegal 36.2% compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 35.6% compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 35.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya was 36.3% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Kenya ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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