Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in South Africa
South Africa: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 22.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in South Africa, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in South Africa stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in South Africa peaked at 22.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 70th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.3% | — |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 67 Bahamas 22.5% compare
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 22.2% compare
- 68 Saint Lucia 22.2% compare
- 71 Sweden 21.8% compare
- 72 Peru 21.6% compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 21.4% compare
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in South Africa?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in South Africa was 22.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- South Africa ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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