Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World
World: Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 20.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
20.8%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
20.8%
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
World recorded 20.8% for hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World peaked at 20.8% 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 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 20.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Canada 60.7% compare
- 2 South Korea 52.6% compare
- 3 Iceland 51.8% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 49.7% compare
- 5 United States 47.6% compare
- 6 Germany 45.2% compare
- 7 Malta 44.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World?
- Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in World was 20.8% 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 20.8% 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 4th out of 11 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 30.8%. 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, age-standardized (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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