Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya
Kenya: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 13.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 13.4% for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya peaked at 13.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 190th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5% | — |
| 1991 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Kenya was 13.4% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Kenya ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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