Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 22.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.2%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
68th
of 193 countries
All-time high
22.2%
in 2019
All-time low
6.0%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2019

51015201990200420191990: 61991: 6.21992: 6.51993: 6.81994: 7.11995: 7.51996: 81997: 8.41998: 91999: 9.62000: 10.22001: 10.92002: 11.62003: 12.42004: 13.32005: 14.12006: 152007: 15.82008: 16.62009: 17.32010: 182011: 18.62012: 19.22013: 19.72014: 20.22015: 20.62016: 212017: 21.32018: 21.72019: 22.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 22.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 22.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1990.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 6.0%
1991 6.2% +3.3%
1992 6.5% +4.8%
1993 6.8% +4.6%
1994 7.1% +4.4%
1995 7.5% +5.6%
1996 8.0% +6.7%
1997 8.4% +5.0%
1998 9.0% +7.1%
1999 9.6% +6.7%
2000 10.2% +6.2%
2001 10.9% +6.9%
2002 11.6% +6.4%
2003 12.4% +6.9%
2004 13.3% +7.3%
2005 14.1% +6.0%
2006 15.0% +6.4%
2007 15.8% +5.3%
2008 16.6% +5.1%
2009 17.3% +4.2%
2010 18.0% +4.0%
2011 18.6% +3.3%
2012 19.2% +3.2%
2013 19.7% +2.6%
2014 20.2% +2.5%
2015 20.6% +2.0%
2016 21.0% +1.9%
2017 21.3% +1.4%
2018 21.7% +1.9%
2019 22.2% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.5% 6.0% 9.6% 10
2000s 13.7% 10.2% 17.3% 10
2010s 20.2% 18.0% 22.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 22.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1990.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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