Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 9.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 9.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 9.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1990.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 157th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.6% | 9.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Sao Tome and Principe was 9.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1990.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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