Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 15.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.3%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
108th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2019
All-time low
3.4%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

2.557.51012.5151990200420191990: 3.41991: 3.41992: 3.51993: 3.61994: 3.81995: 3.91996: 4.11997: 4.41998: 4.61999: 4.92000: 5.32001: 5.62002: 62003: 6.42004: 6.92005: 7.32006: 7.82007: 8.32008: 8.82009: 9.22010: 9.82011: 10.32012: 10.82013: 11.42014: 122015: 12.62016: 13.22017: 13.82018: 14.52019: 15.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 15.3% for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Zimbabwe peaked at 15.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1990.

Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 3.4%
1991 3.4% +0.0%
1992 3.5% +2.9%
1993 3.6% +2.9%
1994 3.8% +5.6%
1995 3.9% +2.6%
1996 4.1% +5.1%
1997 4.4% +7.3%
1998 4.6% +4.5%
1999 4.9% +6.5%
2000 5.3% +8.2%
2001 5.6% +5.7%
2002 6.0% +7.1%
2003 6.4% +6.7%
2004 6.9% +7.8%
2005 7.3% +5.8%
2006 7.8% +6.8%
2007 8.3% +6.4%
2008 8.8% +6.0%
2009 9.2% +4.5%
2010 9.8% +6.5%
2011 10.3% +5.1%
2012 10.8% +4.9%
2013 11.4% +5.6%
2014 12.0% +5.3%
2015 12.6% +5.0%
2016 13.2% +4.8%
2017 13.8% +4.5%
2018 14.5% +5.1%
2019 15.3% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.0% 3.4% 4.9% 10
2000s 7.2% 5.3% 9.2% 10
2010s 12.4% 9.8% 15.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Zimbabwe?
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Zimbabwe was 15.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1990.
How does Zimbabwe rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Zimbabwe ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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