Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Namibia

Namibia: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 19.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.7%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
80th
of 193 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2019
All-time low
4.0%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

51015201990200420191990: 41991: 4.11992: 4.21993: 4.31994: 4.51995: 4.71996: 51997: 5.31998: 5.61999: 62000: 6.42001: 6.92002: 7.42003: 7.92004: 8.52005: 9.12006: 9.82007: 10.42008: 11.12009: 11.82010: 12.62011: 13.32012: 14.12013: 14.92014: 15.72015: 16.42016: 17.22017: 182018: 18.82019: 19.7

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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
205 places, 6,150 data points, 1990–2019
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