Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 33.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33.0%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
179th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2019
All-time low
19.2%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 19.21991: 19.41992: 19.51993: 19.71994: 19.81995: 19.91996: 20.21997: 20.51998: 20.81999: 21.22000: 21.52001: 222002: 22.52003: 22.92004: 23.32005: 23.72006: 242007: 24.32008: 24.62009: 25.12010: 25.72011: 26.72012: 27.62013: 28.52014: 29.32015: 302016: 312017: 31.72018: 32.42019: 33

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 33.0% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United Arab Emirates peaked at 33.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1990.

United Arab Emirates ranks 179th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in United Arab Emirates, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 19.2%
1991 19.4% +1.0%
1992 19.5% +0.5%
1993 19.7% +1.0%
1994 19.8% +0.5%
1995 19.9% +0.5%
1996 20.2% +1.5%
1997 20.5% +1.5%
1998 20.8% +1.5%
1999 21.2% +1.9%
2000 21.5% +1.4%
2001 22.0% +2.3%
2002 22.5% +2.3%
2003 22.9% +1.8%
2004 23.3% +1.7%
2005 23.7% +1.7%
2006 24.0% +1.3%
2007 24.3% +1.3%
2008 24.6% +1.2%
2009 25.1% +2.0%
2010 25.7% +2.4%
2011 26.7% +3.9%
2012 27.6% +3.4%
2013 28.5% +3.3%
2014 29.3% +2.8%
2015 30.0% +2.4%
2016 31.0% +3.3%
2017 31.7% +2.3%
2018 32.4% +2.2%
2019 33.0% +1.9%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 33.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.8%, 49% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 33.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.3%, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.0% 19.2% 21.2% 10
2000s 23.4% 21.5% 25.1% 10
2010s 29.6% 25.7% 33.0% 10

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 176 Solomon Islands 33.1% compare
  2. 176 Tuvalu 33.1% compare
  3. 176 Malawi 33.1% compare
  4. 180 Nepal 32.8% compare
  5. 181 Kiribati 32.6% compare
  6. 182 Ethiopia 32.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United Arab Emirates?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United Arab Emirates was 33.0% 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 United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1990.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
United Arab Emirates ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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Indicator
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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