Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Australia
Australia: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 27.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Australia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Australia recorded 27.8% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Australia peaked at 32.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1990.
That places Australia 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.4% | — |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 10.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 20.2% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.8% | 32.3% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Australia?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Australia was 27.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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