Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Tonga

Tonga: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 9.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.4%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
155th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2019
All-time low
5.1%
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

02468101990200420191990: 5.21991: 5.11992: 5.11993: 5.21994: 5.21995: 5.41996: 5.51997: 5.61998: 5.81999: 5.92000: 6.12001: 6.32002: 6.52003: 6.72004: 6.92005: 7.12006: 7.22007: 7.42008: 7.52009: 7.62010: 7.72011: 7.82012: 7.92013: 8.12014: 8.22015: 8.52016: 8.62017: 8.82018: 9.12019: 9.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Tonga is 9.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Tonga peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1991.

Tonga ranks 155th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Tonga, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 5.2%
1991 5.1% -1.9%
1992 5.1% +0.0%
1993 5.2% +2.0%
1994 5.2% +0.0%
1995 5.4% +3.8%
1996 5.5% +1.9%
1997 5.6% +1.8%
1998 5.8% +3.6%
1999 5.9% +1.7%
2000 6.1% +3.4%
2001 6.3% +3.3%
2002 6.5% +3.2%
2003 6.7% +3.1%
2004 6.9% +3.0%
2005 7.1% +2.9%
2006 7.2% +1.4%
2007 7.4% +2.8%
2008 7.5% +1.4%
2009 7.6% +1.3%
2010 7.7% +1.3%
2011 7.8% +1.3%
2012 7.9% +1.3%
2013 8.1% +2.5%
2014 8.2% +1.2%
2015 8.5% +3.7%
2016 8.6% +1.2%
2017 8.8% +2.3%
2018 9.1% +3.4%
2019 9.4% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.4% 5.1% 5.9% 10
2000s 6.9% 6.1% 7.6% 10
2010s 8.4% 7.7% 9.4% 10

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 152 Samoa 10.0% compare
  2. 153 Papua New Guinea 9.9% compare
  3. 154 Libya 9.8% compare
  4. 156 Malawi 9.3% compare
  5. 157 Sao Tome and Principe 9.2% compare
  6. 158 Armenia 9.1% compare
  7. 158 Congo 9.1% compare
  8. 158 Albania 9.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Tonga?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Tonga was 9.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1991.
How does Tonga rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Tonga ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga 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
205 places, 6,150 data points, 1990–2019
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