Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi
Malawi: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 20.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi stood at 20.3%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Malawi peaked at 20.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 171st 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% | — |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 12.6% | 20.3% | 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 20.3% 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 20.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Malawi ranks 171st 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 69.2%. 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, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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