Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ecuador

Ecuador: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 28.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.3%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
45th
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.3%
in 2019
All-time low
7.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

510152025301990200420191990: 7.51991: 7.71992: 7.91993: 8.21994: 8.51995: 91996: 9.41997: 101998: 10.61999: 11.32000: 122001: 12.82002: 13.72003: 14.72004: 15.82005: 16.92006: 18.12007: 19.32008: 20.52009: 21.62010: 22.72011: 23.82012: 24.82013: 25.72014: 26.42015: 26.92016: 27.32017: 27.62018: 282019: 28.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 28.3% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ecuador peaked at 28.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1990.

That places Ecuador 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Ecuador, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 7.5%
1991 7.7% +2.7%
1992 7.9% +2.6%
1993 8.2% +3.8%
1994 8.5% +3.7%
1995 9.0% +5.9%
1996 9.4% +4.4%
1997 10.0% +6.4%
1998 10.6% +6.0%
1999 11.3% +6.6%
2000 12.0% +6.2%
2001 12.8% +6.7%
2002 13.7% +7.0%
2003 14.7% +7.3%
2004 15.8% +7.5%
2005 16.9% +7.0%
2006 18.1% +7.1%
2007 19.3% +6.6%
2008 20.5% +6.2%
2009 21.6% +5.4%
2010 22.7% +5.1%
2011 23.8% +4.8%
2012 24.8% +4.2%
2013 25.7% +3.6%
2014 26.4% +2.7%
2015 26.9% +1.9%
2016 27.3% +1.5%
2017 27.6% +1.1%
2018 28.0% +1.4%
2019 28.3% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.0% 7.5% 11.3% 10
2000s 16.5% 12.0% 21.6% 10
2010s 26.1% 22.7% 28.3% 10

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 42 Brunei Darussalam 28.7% compare
  2. 43 Panama 28.5% compare
  3. 43 Austria 28.5% compare
  4. 45 Israel 28.3% compare
  5. 47 Australia 27.8% compare
  6. 48 Mexico 27.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ecuador?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ecuador was 28.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Ecuador ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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