Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 18.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 18.5% for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone peaked at 18.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 176th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.2% | — |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 12.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Sierra Leone was 18.5% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Sierra Leone ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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