Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Namibia
Namibia: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 19.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Namibia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 19.7% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Namibia peaked at 19.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 80th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.0% | — |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 12.6% | 19.7% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Namibia?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Namibia was 19.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Namibia ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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