Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in South Africa
South Africa: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 50.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
50.7%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
111th
of 193 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2019
All-time low
30.8%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in South Africa, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 50.7% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in South Africa peaked at 50.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1990.
That places South Africa 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.8% | — |
| 1991 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 50.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.8%, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 50.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.3%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 30.8% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 37.0% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 43.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 108 Egypt 51.6% compare
- 108 Naoero 51.6% compare
- 110 Philippines 51.2% compare
- 112 Syrian Arab Republic 50.6% compare
- 113 Micronesia, Federated States of 50.1% compare
- 114 Mali 50.0% compare
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % 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 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % 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 South Africa?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in South Africa was 50.7% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- South Africa ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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