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

Kuwait: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 56.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
56.5%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
88th
of 193 countries
All-time high
56.5%
in 2019
All-time low
31.7%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

02040601990200420191990: 31.71991: 321992: 32.21993: 32.41994: 32.51995: 32.51996: 32.91997: 33.41998: 341999: 34.72000: 35.62001: 36.62002: 37.72003: 38.72004: 39.72005: 40.62006: 41.62007: 42.62008: 43.72009: 44.62010: 45.62011: 46.72012: 47.82013: 492014: 50.22015: 51.42016: 52.82017: 542018: 55.22019: 56.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kuwait is 56.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kuwait peaked at 56.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1990.

That places Kuwait 88th 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 Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Kuwait, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 31.7%
1991 32.0% +0.9%
1992 32.2% +0.6%
1993 32.4% +0.6%
1994 32.5% +0.3%
1995 32.5% +0.0%
1996 32.9% +1.2%
1997 33.4% +1.5%
1998 34.0% +1.8%
1999 34.7% +2.1%
2000 35.6% +2.6%
2001 36.6% +2.8%
2002 37.7% +3.0%
2003 38.7% +2.7%
2004 39.7% +2.6%
2005 40.6% +2.3%
2006 41.6% +2.5%
2007 42.6% +2.4%
2008 43.7% +2.6%
2009 44.6% +2.1%
2010 45.6% +2.2%
2011 46.7% +2.4%
2012 47.8% +2.4%
2013 49.0% +2.5%
2014 50.2% +2.4%
2015 51.4% +2.4%
2016 52.8% +2.7%
2017 54.0% +2.3%
2018 55.2% +2.2%
2019 56.5% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.8% 31.7% 34.7% 10
2000s 40.1% 35.6% 44.6% 10
2010s 50.9% 45.6% 56.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kuwait?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kuwait was 56.5% 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1990.
How does Kuwait rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Kuwait ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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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