Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 30.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
30.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
33rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
30.5%
in 2019
All-time low
7.0%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Uruguay, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 30.5% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Uruguay peaked at 30.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 33rd 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.0% | — |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 12.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 22.5% | 30.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 30 Honduras 31.9% compare
- 31 Japan 31.7% compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 30.6% compare
- 34 Finland 30.3% compare
- 35 New Zealand 30.1% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 30.1% compare
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.6705 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0178 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0117 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Uruguay?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Uruguay was 30.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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