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

Namibia: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 48.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.8%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
117th
of 193 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 2019
All-time low
28.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

010203040501990200420191990: 28.51991: 28.91992: 29.21993: 29.61994: 301995: 30.41996: 30.81997: 31.21998: 31.71999: 32.12000: 32.62001: 33.12002: 33.72003: 34.32004: 352005: 35.72006: 36.42007: 37.22008: 38.12009: 392010: 40.12011: 412012: 422013: 43.12014: 44.12015: 45.12016: 462017: 46.92018: 47.92019: 48.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 48.8% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Namibia peaked at 48.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1990.

Namibia ranks 117th 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Namibia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 28.5%
1991 28.9% +1.4%
1992 29.2% +1.0%
1993 29.6% +1.4%
1994 30.0% +1.4%
1995 30.4% +1.3%
1996 30.8% +1.3%
1997 31.2% +1.3%
1998 31.7% +1.6%
1999 32.1% +1.3%
2000 32.6% +1.6%
2001 33.1% +1.5%
2002 33.7% +1.8%
2003 34.3% +1.8%
2004 35.0% +2.0%
2005 35.7% +2.0%
2006 36.4% +2.0%
2007 37.2% +2.2%
2008 38.1% +2.4%
2009 39.0% +2.4%
2010 40.1% +2.8%
2011 41.0% +2.2%
2012 42.0% +2.4%
2013 43.1% +2.6%
2014 44.1% +2.3%
2015 45.1% +2.3%
2016 46.0% +2.0%
2017 46.9% +2.0%
2018 47.9% +2.1%
2019 48.8% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.2% 28.5% 32.1% 10
2000s 35.5% 32.6% 39.0% 10
2010s 44.5% 40.1% 48.8% 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 114 Mali 50.0% compare
  2. 115 Cape Verde 49.4% compare
  3. 116 Cambodia 48.9% compare
  4. 118 Bangladesh 48.7% compare
  5. 119 Algeria 48.4% compare
  6. 120 Sri Lanka 48.2% compare
  7. 120 Malaysia 48.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Namibia?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Namibia was 48.8% 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Namibia ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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