Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Yemen
Yemen: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 41.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
41.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
146th
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.8%
in 2019
All-time low
25.9%
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Yemen, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Yemen stood at 41.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Yemen peaked at 41.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1991.
Yemen ranks 146th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.0% | — |
| 1991 | 25.9% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 41.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.4%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 41.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.3%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 25.9% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 28.1% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 36.7% | 41.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Yemen?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Yemen was 41.8% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1991.
- How does Yemen rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Yemen ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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