Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Iraq
Iraq: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 12.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Iraq, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 12.1% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Iraq peaked at 12.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 131st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.7% | — |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Iraq?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Iraq was 12.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Iraq ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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