Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR
AFR: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 24.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 24.7% 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 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR peaked at 24.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1990.
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 AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.2% | — |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in AFR was 24.7% 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 AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1990.
- How does AFR rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- AFR ranks 15th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AFR 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, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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