Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia
Zambia: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 20.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
20.5%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
170th
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2019
All-time low
7.4%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia stood at 20.5%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia peaked at 20.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1990.
That places Zambia 170th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.4% | — |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +4.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 20.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.3%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 20.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Zambia was 20.5% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Zambia ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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