Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 18.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saudi Arabia is 18.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 18.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1992.
Saudi Arabia ranks 87th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1% | — |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 11.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saudi Arabia?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saudi Arabia was 18.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1992.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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