Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Spain

Spain: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 32.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.8%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
32.8%
in 2019
All-time low
8.9%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

1015202530351990200420191990: 8.91991: 91992: 9.11993: 9.21994: 9.51995: 9.81996: 10.11997: 10.51998: 111999: 11.62000: 12.22001: 132002: 13.92003: 14.92004: 16.12005: 17.42006: 18.72007: 202008: 21.42009: 22.72010: 23.92011: 25.12012: 26.32013: 27.42014: 28.42015: 29.42016: 30.22017: 31.12018: 31.92019: 32.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Spain recorded 32.8% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Spain peaked at 32.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1990.

Spain ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Spain, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 8.9%
1991 9.0% +1.1%
1992 9.1% +1.1%
1993 9.2% +1.1%
1994 9.5% +3.3%
1995 9.8% +3.2%
1996 10.1% +3.1%
1997 10.5% +4.0%
1998 11.0% +4.8%
1999 11.6% +5.5%
2000 12.2% +5.2%
2001 13.0% +6.6%
2002 13.9% +6.9%
2003 14.9% +7.2%
2004 16.1% +8.1%
2005 17.4% +8.1%
2006 18.7% +7.5%
2007 20.0% +7.0%
2008 21.4% +7.0%
2009 22.7% +6.1%
2010 23.9% +5.3%
2011 25.1% +5.0%
2012 26.3% +4.8%
2013 27.4% +4.2%
2014 28.4% +3.6%
2015 29.4% +3.5%
2016 30.2% +2.7%
2017 31.1% +3.0%
2018 31.9% +2.6%
2019 32.8% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.9% 8.9% 11.6% 10
2000s 17.0% 12.2% 22.7% 10
2010s 28.6% 23.9% 32.8% 10

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 23 Cuba 33.9% compare
  2. 24 Brazil 33.4% compare
  3. 25 Colombia 33.1% compare
  4. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32.8% compare
  5. 28 Venezuela 32.7% compare
  6. 29 Turkey 32.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Spain?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Spain was 32.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1990.
How does Spain rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Spain ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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