Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in China
China: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 16.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in China, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in China is 16.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in China peaked at 16.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1990.
China ranks 102nd 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 100 Uzbekistan 17.0% compare
- 101 Philippines 16.5% compare
- 102 Sri Lanka 16.1% compare
- 102 Estonia 16.1% compare
- 105 Yemen 15.9% compare
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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 0.0236 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, 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 China?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in China was 16.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1990.
- How does China rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- China ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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