Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uruguay

Uruguay: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 69.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
69.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 193 countries
All-time high
69.1%
in 2019
All-time low
47.8%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

02040601990200420191990: 47.81991: 48.61992: 49.41993: 50.11994: 511995: 51.81996: 52.61997: 53.41998: 54.31999: 55.22000: 562001: 56.92002: 57.82003: 58.72004: 59.62005: 60.52006: 61.42007: 62.22008: 62.92009: 63.72010: 64.42011: 65.12012: 65.72013: 66.32014: 66.92015: 67.42016: 67.92017: 68.32018: 68.72019: 69.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uruguay stood at 69.1%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uruguay peaked at 69.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1990.

Uruguay ranks 30th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Uruguay, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 47.8%
1991 48.6% +1.7%
1992 49.4% +1.6%
1993 50.1% +1.4%
1994 51.0% +1.8%
1995 51.8% +1.6%
1996 52.6% +1.5%
1997 53.4% +1.5%
1998 54.3% +1.7%
1999 55.2% +1.7%
2000 56.0% +1.4%
2001 56.9% +1.6%
2002 57.8% +1.6%
2003 58.7% +1.6%
2004 59.6% +1.5%
2005 60.5% +1.5%
2006 61.4% +1.5%
2007 62.2% +1.3%
2008 62.9% +1.1%
2009 63.7% +1.3%
2010 64.4% +1.1%
2011 65.1% +1.1%
2012 65.7% +0.9%
2013 66.3% +0.9%
2014 66.9% +0.9%
2015 67.4% +0.7%
2016 67.9% +0.7%
2017 68.3% +0.6%
2018 68.7% +0.6%
2019 69.1% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.4% 47.8% 55.2% 10
2000s 60.0% 56.0% 63.7% 10
2010s 67.0% 64.4% 69.1% 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 28 Serbia 70.1% compare
  2. 29 Saint Lucia 69.7% compare
  3. 30 Greece 69.1% compare
  4. 32 Colombia 68.8% compare
  5. 33 Spain 68.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uruguay?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Uruguay was 69.1% 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Uruguay ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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