Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Brazil
Brazil: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 33.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Brazil, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Brazil is 33.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Brazil peaked at 33.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.2% | — |
| 1991 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 22.0% | 33.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Brazil?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Brazil was 33.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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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