Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 31.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
31.1%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
186th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.1%
in 2019
All-time low
18.2%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 31.1% 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.2% | — |
| 1991 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 31.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 31.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.7%, 61% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.2% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.1% | 31.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 183 Madagascar 31.8% compare
- 184 Uganda 31.4% compare
- 185 Central African Republic 31.2% compare
- 186 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.1% compare
- 188 Sudan 31.0% compare
- 189 Oman 28.9% compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Papua New Guinea?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Papua New Guinea was 31.1% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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