Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi

Malawi: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 24.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24.0%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
166th
of 193 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 2019
All-time low
6.1%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi, 1990–2019

5101520251990200420191990: 6.11991: 6.31992: 6.41993: 6.61994: 6.81995: 7.11996: 7.31997: 7.61998: 81999: 8.32000: 8.72001: 9.12002: 9.62003: 10.12004: 10.62005: 11.22006: 11.82007: 12.42008: 13.12009: 13.82010: 14.52011: 15.42012: 16.32013: 17.22014: 18.22015: 19.32016: 20.42017: 21.62018: 22.82019: 24

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 24.0% for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi peaked at 24.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1990.

That places Malawi 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Malawi, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 6.1%
1991 6.3% +3.3%
1992 6.4% +1.6%
1993 6.6% +3.1%
1994 6.8% +3.0%
1995 7.1% +4.4%
1996 7.3% +2.8%
1997 7.6% +4.1%
1998 8.0% +5.3%
1999 8.3% +3.8%
2000 8.7% +4.8%
2001 9.1% +4.6%
2002 9.6% +5.5%
2003 10.1% +5.2%
2004 10.6% +5.0%
2005 11.2% +5.7%
2006 11.8% +5.4%
2007 12.4% +5.1%
2008 13.1% +5.6%
2009 13.8% +5.3%
2010 14.5% +5.1%
2011 15.4% +6.2%
2012 16.3% +5.8%
2013 17.2% +5.5%
2014 18.2% +5.8%
2015 19.3% +6.0%
2016 20.4% +5.7%
2017 21.6% +5.9%
2018 22.8% +5.6%
2019 24.0% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.0% 6.1% 8.3% 10
2000s 11.0% 8.7% 13.8% 10
2010s 19.0% 14.5% 24.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi?
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi was 24.0% 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Malawi ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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Indicator
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
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