Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 34.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34.1%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
19th
of 193 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2019
All-time low
9.9%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

1015202530351990200420191990: 9.91991: 101992: 10.21993: 10.41994: 10.71995: 11.11996: 11.51997: 121998: 12.51999: 13.12000: 13.72001: 14.52002: 15.42003: 16.42004: 17.52005: 18.72006: 19.92007: 21.12008: 22.32009: 23.52010: 24.82011: 262012: 27.22013: 28.42014: 29.52015: 30.52016: 31.42017: 32.32018: 33.22019: 34.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 34.1% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nicaragua peaked at 34.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1990.

That places Nicaragua 19th 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 9.9%
1991 10.0% +1.0%
1992 10.2% +2.0%
1993 10.4% +2.0%
1994 10.7% +2.9%
1995 11.1% +3.7%
1996 11.5% +3.6%
1997 12.0% +4.3%
1998 12.5% +4.2%
1999 13.1% +4.8%
2000 13.7% +4.6%
2001 14.5% +5.8%
2002 15.4% +6.2%
2003 16.4% +6.5%
2004 17.5% +6.7%
2005 18.7% +6.9%
2006 19.9% +6.4%
2007 21.1% +6.0%
2008 22.3% +5.7%
2009 23.5% +5.4%
2010 24.8% +5.5%
2011 26.0% +4.8%
2012 27.2% +4.6%
2013 28.4% +4.4%
2014 29.5% +3.9%
2015 30.5% +3.4%
2016 31.4% +3.0%
2017 32.3% +2.9%
2018 33.2% +2.8%
2019 34.1% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.1% 9.9% 13.1% 10
2000s 18.3% 13.7% 23.5% 10
2010s 29.7% 24.8% 34.1% 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

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  3. 18 Cyprus 34.4% compare
  4. 19 Poland 34.1% compare
  5. 21 Andorra 34.0% compare
  6. 21 Chile 34.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nicaragua?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nicaragua was 34.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1990.
How does Nicaragua rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Nicaragua ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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