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

Malaysia: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 48.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
120th
of 193 countries
All-time high
48.2%
in 2019
All-time low
27.6%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

010203040501990200420191990: 27.61991: 28.31992: 29.11993: 29.81994: 30.61995: 31.41996: 32.21997: 331998: 33.81999: 34.62000: 35.32001: 36.22002: 372003: 37.82004: 38.62005: 39.52006: 40.32007: 41.12008: 41.92009: 42.72010: 43.52011: 44.22012: 44.82013: 45.32014: 45.92015: 46.42016: 46.92017: 47.32018: 47.72019: 48.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 48.2% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malaysia peaked at 48.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1990.

Malaysia ranks 120th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Malaysia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 27.6%
1991 28.3% +2.5%
1992 29.1% +2.8%
1993 29.8% +2.4%
1994 30.6% +2.7%
1995 31.4% +2.6%
1996 32.2% +2.5%
1997 33.0% +2.5%
1998 33.8% +2.4%
1999 34.6% +2.4%
2000 35.3% +2.0%
2001 36.2% +2.5%
2002 37.0% +2.2%
2003 37.8% +2.2%
2004 38.6% +2.1%
2005 39.5% +2.3%
2006 40.3% +2.0%
2007 41.1% +2.0%
2008 41.9% +1.9%
2009 42.7% +1.9%
2010 43.5% +1.9%
2011 44.2% +1.6%
2012 44.8% +1.4%
2013 45.3% +1.1%
2014 45.9% +1.3%
2015 46.4% +1.1%
2016 46.9% +1.1%
2017 47.3% +0.9%
2018 47.7% +0.8%
2019 48.2% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.0% 27.6% 34.6% 10
2000s 39.0% 35.3% 42.7% 10
2010s 46.0% 43.5% 48.2% 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 117 Namibia 48.8% compare
  2. 118 Bangladesh 48.7% compare
  3. 119 Algeria 48.4% compare
  4. 120 Sri Lanka 48.2% compare
  5. 122 Sao Tome and Principe 48.1% compare
  6. 123 Eswatini 47.4% compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malaysia?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malaysia was 48.2% 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Malaysia ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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