Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malawi
Malawi: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 9.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malawi, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 9.3% 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 12.0% on the previous year and up 220.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malawi peaked at 9.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1991.
That places Malawi 156th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.4% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.9187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malawi?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malawi was 9.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Malawi ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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