Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Guyana

Guyana: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 20.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
79th
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2019
All-time low
6.0%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

51015201990200420191990: 61991: 6.21992: 6.51993: 6.81994: 7.11995: 7.51996: 81997: 8.51998: 91999: 9.52000: 10.12001: 10.82002: 11.52003: 12.32004: 13.12005: 13.92006: 14.72007: 15.52008: 16.22009: 16.82010: 17.42011: 17.92012: 18.42013: 18.82014: 19.12015: 19.42016: 19.62017: 19.72018: 202019: 20.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 20.3% 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Guyana peaked at 20.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1990.

That places Guyana 79th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Guyana, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 6.0%
1991 6.2% +3.3%
1992 6.5% +4.8%
1993 6.8% +4.6%
1994 7.1% +4.4%
1995 7.5% +5.6%
1996 8.0% +6.7%
1997 8.5% +6.2%
1998 9.0% +5.9%
1999 9.5% +5.6%
2000 10.1% +6.3%
2001 10.8% +6.9%
2002 11.5% +6.5%
2003 12.3% +7.0%
2004 13.1% +6.5%
2005 13.9% +6.1%
2006 14.7% +5.8%
2007 15.5% +5.4%
2008 16.2% +4.5%
2009 16.8% +3.7%
2010 17.4% +3.6%
2011 17.9% +2.9%
2012 18.4% +2.8%
2013 18.8% +2.2%
2014 19.1% +1.6%
2015 19.4% +1.6%
2016 19.6% +1.0%
2017 19.7% +0.5%
2018 20.0% +1.5%
2019 20.3% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.5% 6.0% 9.5% 10
2000s 13.5% 10.1% 16.8% 10
2010s 19.1% 17.4% 20.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Guyana?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Guyana was 20.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1990.
How does Guyana rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Guyana ranks 79th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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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