Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Latvia
Latvia: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 18.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Latvia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Latvia stood at 18.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Latvia peaked at 18.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1990.
That places Latvia 88th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.9% | — |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Latvia?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Latvia was 18.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Latvia ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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