Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia
Zambia: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 39.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia peaked at 39.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 149th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.9% | — |
| 1991 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 21.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 25.4% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 30.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia was 39.8% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Zambia ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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