Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 48.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sri Lanka, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sri Lanka stood at 48.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sri Lanka peaked at 48.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 120th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.8% | — |
| 1991 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 24.8% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 31.1% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 39.7% | 48.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sri Lanka?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sri Lanka was 48.2% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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