Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Congo
Congo: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 9.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Congo, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 9.1% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Congo peaked at 9.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1990.
That places Congo 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Congo?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Congo was 9.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Congo ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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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