Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 14.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
14.7%
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
10th
of 17 groups
All-time high
14.7%
in 2019
All-time low
4.5%
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) stood at 14.7%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 14.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 14.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1991.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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