Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United States of America

United States of America: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 72.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
72.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 193 countries
All-time high
74.7%
in 2012
All-time low
56.8%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United States of America, 1990–2019

0204060801990200420191990: 56.81991: 57.81992: 58.91993: 59.91994: 60.91995: 621996: 631997: 641998: 64.91999: 65.82000: 66.72001: 67.72002: 68.72003: 69.72004: 70.72005: 71.72006: 72.52007: 73.22008: 73.72009: 74.22010: 74.52011: 74.62012: 74.72013: 74.62014: 74.42015: 74.12016: 73.82017: 73.32018: 72.92019: 72.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United States of America is 72.4%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United States of America peaked at 74.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1990.

That places United States of America 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%) in United States of America, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 56.8%
1991 57.8% +1.8%
1992 58.9% +1.9%
1993 59.9% +1.7%
1994 60.9% +1.7%
1995 62.0% +1.8%
1996 63.0% +1.6%
1997 64.0% +1.6%
1998 64.9% +1.4%
1999 65.8% +1.4%
2000 66.7% +1.4%
2001 67.7% +1.5%
2002 68.7% +1.5%
2003 69.7% +1.5%
2004 70.7% +1.4%
2005 71.7% +1.4%
2006 72.5% +1.1%
2007 73.2% +1.0%
2008 73.7% +0.7%
2009 74.2% +0.7%
2010 74.5% +0.4%
2011 74.6% +0.1%
2012 74.7% +0.1%
2013 74.6% -0.1%
2014 74.4% -0.3%
2015 74.1% -0.4%
2016 73.8% -0.4%
2017 73.3% -0.7%
2018 72.9% -0.5%
2019 72.4% -0.7%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 72.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.8%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.4% 56.8% 65.8% 10
2000s 70.9% 66.7% 74.2% 10
2010s 73.9% 72.4% 74.7% 10

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Canada 76.1% compare
  2. 2 Korea 74.7% compare
  3. 3 Iceland 73.8% compare
  4. 5 Malta 71.0% compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 70.9% compare
  6. 7 Kazakhstan 70.4% compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

More health data for United States of America

All data for United States of America →

Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United States of America?
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United States of America was 72.4% 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 1990.
How does United States of America rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
United States of America ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United States of America. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hypertension-treatment-coverage-among-adults-aged-30-79-with-hypertension-crude-percent/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hypertension-treatment-coverage-among-adults-aged-30-79-with-hypertension-crude-percent/united-states/">Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in United States of America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hypertension treatment coverage 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
Last refreshed