Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Somalia
Somalia: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 24.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
24.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
149th
of 193 countries
All-time high
24.7%
in 2019
All-time low
8.6%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Somalia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia 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 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Somalia peaked at 24.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 149th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.6% | — |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +3.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 24.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 24.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 11.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 17.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 147 Maldives 25.4% compare
- 148 Gambia 25.2% compare
- 150 Liberia 24.6% compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 24.4% compare
- 151 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 24.4% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Somalia?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Somalia 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Somalia ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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