Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Mauritania
Mauritania: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 24.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
24.0%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
153rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 2019
All-time low
8.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Mauritania, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Mauritania stood at 24.0%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Mauritania peaked at 24.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 153rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.5% | — |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 24.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.3%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 24.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 17.3% | 24.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 150 Liberia 24.6% compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 24.4% compare
- 151 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 24.4% compare
- 154 Oman 23.8% compare
- 154 Bhutan 23.8% compare
- 156 Timor-Leste 23.5% compare
- 156 Benin 23.5% compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Mauritania?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Mauritania was 24.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Mauritania ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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