Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 18.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malaysia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malaysia stood at 18.7%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malaysia peaked at 18.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 86th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.8% | — |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.0% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malaysia?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malaysia was 18.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Malaysia ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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