Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Botswana
Botswana: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 17.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Botswana, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Botswana stood at 17.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Botswana peaked at 17.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 98th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
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- 96 Palestine, State of 17.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Botswana?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Botswana was 17.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Botswana ranks 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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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