Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malta

Malta: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 47.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
47.2%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2019
All-time low
11.1%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Malta, 1990–2019

10203040501990200420191990: 11.11991: 11.41992: 11.81993: 12.21994: 12.71995: 13.31996: 14.11997: 14.91998: 15.91999: 172000: 18.22001: 19.52002: 20.92003: 22.62004: 24.42005: 26.22006: 28.22007: 30.12008: 322009: 33.92010: 35.72011: 37.42012: 392013: 40.52014: 41.92015: 43.12016: 44.22017: 45.22018: 46.22019: 47.2

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

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Malta, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 5 United States 49.0% compare
  2. 6 Germany 47.4% compare
  3. 6 Portugal 47.4% compare
  4. 9 Belgium 40.0% compare
  5. 10 El Salvador 39.5% compare
  6. 11 Singapore 38.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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