Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria
Nigeria: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 44.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
44.8%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
134th
of 193 countries
All-time high
44.8%
in 2019
All-time low
20.0%
in 1996
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria stood at 44.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria peaked at 44.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 134th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.7% | — |
| 1991 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +5.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 44.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 44.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 20.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 26.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 131 Tunisia 45.2% compare
- 132 Marshall Islands 45.1% compare
- 132 Saudi Arabia 45.1% compare
- 135 Bhutan 44.7% compare
- 136 Zimbabwe 44.6% compare
- 137 Tajikistan 44.3% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Nigeria was 44.8% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Nigeria ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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