Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Switzerland

Switzerland: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 37.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.9%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
12th
of 193 countries
All-time high
37.9%
in 2019
All-time low
7.3%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

102030401990200420191990: 7.31991: 7.61992: 81993: 8.51994: 91995: 9.71996: 10.51997: 11.41998: 12.41999: 13.42000: 14.52001: 15.62002: 16.82003: 18.22004: 19.62005: 21.22006: 22.82007: 24.42008: 25.92009: 27.32010: 28.62011: 29.92012: 31.22013: 32.32014: 33.42015: 34.32016: 35.22017: 36.12018: 372019: 37.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 37.9% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Switzerland peaked at 37.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1990.

Switzerland ranks 12th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 7.3%
1991 7.6% +4.1%
1992 8.0% +5.3%
1993 8.5% +6.2%
1994 9.0% +5.9%
1995 9.7% +7.8%
1996 10.5% +8.2%
1997 11.4% +8.6%
1998 12.4% +8.8%
1999 13.4% +8.1%
2000 14.5% +8.2%
2001 15.6% +7.6%
2002 16.8% +7.7%
2003 18.2% +8.3%
2004 19.6% +7.7%
2005 21.2% +8.2%
2006 22.8% +7.5%
2007 24.4% +7.0%
2008 25.9% +6.1%
2009 27.3% +5.4%
2010 28.6% +4.8%
2011 29.9% +4.5%
2012 31.2% +4.3%
2013 32.3% +3.5%
2014 33.4% +3.4%
2015 34.3% +2.7%
2016 35.2% +2.6%
2017 36.1% +2.6%
2018 37.0% +2.5%
2019 37.9% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.8% 7.3% 13.4% 10
2000s 20.6% 14.5% 27.3% 10
2010s 33.6% 28.6% 37.9% 10

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 9 Belgium 40.0% compare
  2. 10 El Salvador 39.5% compare
  3. 11 Singapore 38.8% compare
  4. 13 Czechia 37.6% compare
  5. 14 Slovakia 36.1% compare
  6. 15 Greece 35.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Switzerland?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Switzerland was 37.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1990.
How does Switzerland rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Switzerland ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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