Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uganda
Uganda: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 31.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uganda, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uganda is 31.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uganda peaked at 31.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1990.
That places Uganda 184th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6% | — |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 16.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 181 Kiribati 32.6% compare
- 182 Ethiopia 32.3% compare
- 183 Madagascar 31.8% compare
- 185 Central African Republic 31.2% compare
- 186 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.1% compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 31.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uganda?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uganda was 31.4% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Uganda ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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