Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Japan
Japan: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 31.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Japan, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 31.7% 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Japan peaked at 31.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1990.
That places Japan 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5% | — |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 10.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 22.4% | 31.7% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Japan?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Japan was 31.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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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