Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Ghana

Ghana: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 17.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
17.4%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
98th
of 193 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 2019
All-time low
2.2%
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0510151990200420191990: 2.31991: 2.21992: 2.21993: 2.21994: 2.21995: 2.31996: 2.41997: 2.51998: 2.61999: 2.72000: 2.92001: 3.12002: 3.32003: 3.62004: 3.92005: 4.32006: 4.72007: 5.22008: 5.82009: 6.42010: 7.22011: 82012: 8.92013: 102014: 112015: 12.12016: 13.32017: 14.62018: 162019: 17.4

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

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Ghana, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 96 Palestine, State of 17.7% compare
  2. 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.6% compare
  3. 98 Botswana 17.4% compare
  4. 100 Uzbekistan 17.0% compare
  5. 101 Philippines 16.5% compare

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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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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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