Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World
World: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 21.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
21.1%
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
6th
of 17 groups
All-time high
21.1%
in 2019
All-time low
5.2%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World is 21.1%, measured 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 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World peaked at 21.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2% | — |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 9.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
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More health data for World
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.56 % 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 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.17 % 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 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World was 21.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1990.
- How does World rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- World ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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