Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in United States of America
United States of America: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 49.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
49.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 193 countries
All-time high
53.1%
in 2012
All-time low
24.6%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in United States of America, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 49.0% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in United States of America peaked at 53.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1990.
United States of America ranks 5th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.6% | — |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.1% | 24.6% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 38.0% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 49.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in United States of America?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in United States of America was 49.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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