Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in WPR
WPR: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 19.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in WPR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in WPR is 19.0%, measured 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 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in WPR peaked at 19.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in WPR?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in WPR was 19.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1990.
- How does WPR rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- WPR ranks 7th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WPR 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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