Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Portugal
Portugal: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 73.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
73.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 193 countries
All-time high
73.4%
in 2019
All-time low
50.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Portugal, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Portugal stood at 73.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Portugal peaked at 73.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 14th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.5% | — |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 73.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.8%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 73.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 50.5% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 55.8% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 66.5% | 73.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Portugal?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Portugal was 73.4% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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