Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Canada
Canada: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 62.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
62.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
62.4%
in 2016
All-time low
10.9%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Canada, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 62.4% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Canada peaked at 62.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1990.
Canada ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9% | — |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 10.9% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 31.3% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 58.1% | 62.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Republic of Korea 55.4% compare
- 3 Iceland 52.6% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 50.3% compare
More health data for Canada
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0214 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Canada?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Canada was 62.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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