Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 24.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria stood at 24.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria peaked at 24.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.3% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.6% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 16.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 26.1% compare
- 55 Ireland 25.1% compare
- 55 Mongolia 25.1% compare
- 57 Puerto Rico 24.2% compare
- 57 Hungary 24.2% compare
- 60 Montenegro 24.1% compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0343 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria was 24.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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