Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ghana
Ghana: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 17.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ghana, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 17.4% 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 8.8% on the previous year and up 171.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ghana peaked at 17.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 96 Palestine, State of 17.7% compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.6% compare
- 98 Botswana 17.4% compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 17.0% compare
- 101 Philippines 16.5% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ghana?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ghana was 17.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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