Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi
Malawi: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 33.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 33.1% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi peaked at 33.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1990.
That places Malawi 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.9% | — |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.6% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 22.3% | 33.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 173 Samoa 34.7% compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 34.6% compare
- 175 Cameroon 34.0% compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 33.1% compare
- 176 Tuvalu 33.1% compare
- 179 United Arab Emirates 33.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi was 33.1% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Malawi ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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