Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Gambia
Gambia: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 27.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Gambia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Gambia stood at 27.9%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Gambia peaked at 27.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1990.
Gambia 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 treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.0% | — |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 12.5% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 19.6% | 27.9% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Gambia?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Gambia was 27.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Gambia ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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