Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Kiribati

Kiribati: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 6.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6.3%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
184th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2006
All-time low
5.5%
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

024681990200420191990: 5.61991: 5.51992: 5.51993: 5.61994: 5.61995: 5.71996: 5.81997: 61998: 6.11999: 6.32000: 6.42001: 6.62002: 6.82003: 6.92004: 7.12005: 7.22006: 7.32007: 7.32008: 7.32009: 7.22010: 7.12011: 72012: 6.92013: 6.82014: 6.72015: 6.62016: 6.52017: 6.42018: 6.42019: 6.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Kiribati is 6.3%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Kiribati peaked at 7.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1991.

Kiribati ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Kiribati, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 5.6%
1991 5.5% -1.8%
1992 5.5% +0.0%
1993 5.6% +1.8%
1994 5.6% +0.0%
1995 5.7% +1.8%
1996 5.8% +1.8%
1997 6.0% +3.4%
1998 6.1% +1.7%
1999 6.3% +3.3%
2000 6.4% +1.6%
2001 6.6% +3.1%
2002 6.8% +3.0%
2003 6.9% +1.5%
2004 7.1% +2.9%
2005 7.2% +1.4%
2006 7.3% +1.4%
2007 7.3% +0.0%
2008 7.3% +0.0%
2009 7.2% -1.4%
2010 7.1% -1.4%
2011 7.0% -1.4%
2012 6.9% -1.4%
2013 6.8% -1.4%
2014 6.7% -1.5%
2015 6.6% -1.5%
2016 6.5% -1.5%
2017 6.4% -1.5%
2018 6.4% +0.0%
2019 6.3% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.8% 5.5% 6.3% 10
2000s 7.0% 6.4% 7.3% 10
2010s 6.7% 6.3% 7.1% 10

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 182 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.6% compare
  2. 183 Solomon Islands 6.4% compare
  3. 185 Tuvalu 6.0% compare
  4. 186 Madagascar 5.9% compare
  5. 187 Niger 5.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Kiribati?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Kiribati was 6.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1991.
How does Kiribati rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Kiribati ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati 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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