Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Denmark

Denmark: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 11.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.3%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
135th
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2019
All-time low
2.8%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

246810121990200420191990: 2.81991: 2.81992: 2.91993: 2.91994: 3.11995: 3.21996: 3.41997: 3.71998: 3.91999: 4.22000: 4.52001: 4.82002: 5.12003: 5.52004: 62005: 6.52006: 72007: 7.52008: 7.92009: 8.32010: 8.72011: 9.12012: 9.42013: 9.72014: 102015: 10.32016: 10.52017: 10.72018: 112019: 11.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Denmark stood at 11.3%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Denmark peaked at 11.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1990.

Denmark ranks 135th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Denmark, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 2.8%
1991 2.8% +0.0%
1992 2.9% +3.6%
1993 2.9% +0.0%
1994 3.1% +6.9%
1995 3.2% +3.2%
1996 3.4% +6.2%
1997 3.7% +8.8%
1998 3.9% +5.4%
1999 4.2% +7.7%
2000 4.5% +7.1%
2001 4.8% +6.7%
2002 5.1% +6.2%
2003 5.5% +7.8%
2004 6.0% +9.1%
2005 6.5% +8.3%
2006 7.0% +7.7%
2007 7.5% +7.1%
2008 7.9% +5.3%
2009 8.3% +5.1%
2010 8.7% +4.8%
2011 9.1% +4.6%
2012 9.4% +3.3%
2013 9.7% +3.2%
2014 10.0% +3.1%
2015 10.3% +3.0%
2016 10.5% +1.9%
2017 10.7% +1.9%
2018 11.0% +2.8%
2019 11.3% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.3% 2.8% 4.2% 10
2000s 6.3% 4.5% 8.3% 10
2010s 10.1% 8.7% 11.3% 10

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  3. 136 Pakistan 11.1% compare
  4. 136 Turkmenistan 11.1% compare
  5. 136 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Denmark?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Denmark was 11.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1990.
How does Denmark rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Denmark ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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
205 places, 6,150 data points, 1990–2019
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