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

Latest (2019)
33.1%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
176th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2019
All-time low
14.9%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 14.91991: 15.11992: 15.31993: 15.61994: 15.81995: 16.11996: 16.41997: 16.71998: 171999: 17.32000: 17.62001: 17.92002: 18.22003: 18.62004: 192005: 19.42006: 19.82007: 20.32008: 20.92009: 21.52010: 22.32011: 23.22012: 24.22013: 25.22014: 26.42015: 27.62016: 28.92017: 30.32018: 31.62019: 33.1

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

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Malawi, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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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