Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 24.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24.2%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
57th
of 193 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2019
All-time low
4.3%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bulgaria, 1990–2019

5101520251990200420191990: 4.31991: 4.51992: 4.81993: 5.11994: 5.41995: 5.91996: 6.41997: 6.91998: 7.51999: 82000: 8.62001: 9.32002: 102003: 10.72004: 11.52005: 12.32006: 13.22007: 142008: 14.82009: 15.72010: 16.52011: 17.42012: 18.32013: 19.22014: 202015: 20.92016: 21.72017: 22.52018: 23.32019: 24.2

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

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 26.1% compare
  2. 55 Ireland 25.1% compare
  3. 55 Mongolia 25.1% compare
  4. 57 Puerto Rico 24.2% compare
  5. 57 Hungary 24.2% compare
  6. 60 Montenegro 24.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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