Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malta
Malta: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 47.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malta, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malta recorded 47.2% 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malta peaked at 47.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1990.
That places Malta 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.1% | — |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 18.2% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 35.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malta?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malta was 47.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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