Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 10.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nigeria, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 10.5% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 138.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nigeria peaked at 10.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1993.
Nigeria ranks 143rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nigeria?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Nigeria was 10.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
- How does Nigeria rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Nigeria ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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