Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Liberia
Liberia: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 8.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Liberia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 8.1% 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 8.0% on the previous year and up 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Liberia peaked at 8.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1990.
That places Liberia 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.7% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 167 Republic of Moldova 8.6% compare
- 168 Zambia 8.5% compare
- 169 Bhutan 8.2% compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 8.1% compare
- 170 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 8.0% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Liberia?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Liberia was 8.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Liberia ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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