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

Nicaragua: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 65.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
65.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
56th
of 193 countries
All-time high
65.6%
in 2019
All-time low
47.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

02040601990200420191990: 47.51991: 47.61992: 47.71993: 47.91994: 48.11995: 48.31996: 48.51997: 48.71998: 491999: 49.42000: 49.82001: 50.32002: 50.92003: 51.62004: 52.42005: 53.22006: 54.12007: 55.12008: 56.12009: 57.12010: 58.12011: 59.12012: 60.12013: 612014: 61.92015: 62.72016: 63.52017: 64.22018: 64.92019: 65.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nicaragua stood at 65.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nicaragua peaked at 65.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1990.

Nicaragua ranks 56th 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 47.5%
1991 47.6% +0.2%
1992 47.7% +0.2%
1993 47.9% +0.4%
1994 48.1% +0.4%
1995 48.3% +0.4%
1996 48.5% +0.4%
1997 48.7% +0.4%
1998 49.0% +0.6%
1999 49.4% +0.8%
2000 49.8% +0.8%
2001 50.3% +1.0%
2002 50.9% +1.2%
2003 51.6% +1.4%
2004 52.4% +1.6%
2005 53.2% +1.5%
2006 54.1% +1.7%
2007 55.1% +1.8%
2008 56.1% +1.8%
2009 57.1% +1.8%
2010 58.1% +1.8%
2011 59.1% +1.7%
2012 60.1% +1.7%
2013 61.0% +1.5%
2014 61.9% +1.5%
2015 62.7% +1.3%
2016 63.5% +1.3%
2017 64.2% +1.1%
2018 64.9% +1.1%
2019 65.6% +1.1%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 65.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 65.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.3% 47.5% 49.4% 10
2000s 53.1% 49.8% 57.1% 10
2010s 62.1% 58.1% 65.6% 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 53 North Macedonia 66.0% compare
  2. 54 Seychelles 65.9% compare
  3. 55 Bahamas 65.7% compare
  4. 57 Israel 65.2% compare
  5. 58 Jamaica 65.1% compare
  6. 59 Hungary 64.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nicaragua?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nicaragua was 65.6% 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1990.
How does Nicaragua rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Nicaragua ranks 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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