Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Albania

Albania: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 9.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.1%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
158th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2019
All-time low
1.9%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Albania, 1990–2019

2468101990200420191990: 1.91991: 21992: 21993: 2.11994: 2.21995: 2.41996: 2.51997: 2.71998: 2.81999: 32000: 3.22001: 3.42002: 3.62003: 3.92004: 4.22005: 4.52006: 4.82007: 5.12008: 5.42009: 5.72010: 6.12011: 6.42012: 6.82013: 7.12014: 7.52015: 7.82016: 8.12017: 8.42018: 8.82019: 9.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Albania stood at 9.1%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Albania peaked at 9.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1990.

That places Albania 158th 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: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Albania, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 1.9%
1991 2.0% +5.3%
1992 2.0% +0.0%
1993 2.1% +5.0%
1994 2.2% +4.8%
1995 2.4% +9.1%
1996 2.5% +4.2%
1997 2.7% +8.0%
1998 2.8% +3.7%
1999 3.0% +7.1%
2000 3.2% +6.7%
2001 3.4% +6.2%
2002 3.6% +5.9%
2003 3.9% +8.3%
2004 4.2% +7.7%
2005 4.5% +7.1%
2006 4.8% +6.7%
2007 5.1% +6.2%
2008 5.4% +5.9%
2009 5.7% +5.6%
2010 6.1% +7.0%
2011 6.4% +4.9%
2012 6.8% +6.2%
2013 7.1% +4.4%
2014 7.5% +5.6%
2015 7.8% +4.0%
2016 8.1% +3.8%
2017 8.4% +3.7%
2018 8.8% +4.8%
2019 9.1% +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.4% 1.9% 3.0% 10
2000s 4.4% 3.2% 5.7% 10
2010s 7.6% 6.1% 9.1% 10

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 155 Tonga 9.4% compare
  2. 156 Malawi 9.3% compare
  3. 157 Sao Tome and Principe 9.2% compare
  4. 158 Armenia 9.1% compare
  5. 158 Congo 9.1% compare
  6. 161 Senegal 9.0% compare
  7. 161 Somalia 9.0% compare
  8. 161 Benin 9.0% compare
  9. 161 Oman 9.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Albania?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Albania was 9.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1990.
How does Albania rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Albania ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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