Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 35.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 35.6% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone peaked at 35.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 18.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 23.6% | 35.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 164 Timor-Leste 36.5% compare
- 165 Kenya 36.3% compare
- 166 Senegal 36.2% compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 35.6% compare
- 169 India 35.5% compare
- 169 Côte d'Ivoire 35.5% compare
- 169 Congo 35.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone was 35.6% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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