Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Belgium
Belgium: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 40.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Belgium, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Belgium is 40.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Belgium peaked at 40.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1990.
That places Belgium 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9% | — |
| 1991 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 10.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 21.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Belgium?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Belgium was 40.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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