Treatment for hypertension, female in Brazil
Brazil: Treatment for hypertension, female was 69.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Brazil, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
In 2019, treatment for hypertension, female in Brazil stood at 69.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Brazil peaked at 69.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1990.
That places Brazil 11th out of 192 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.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.5% | — |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 39.9% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 69.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.2%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 69.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.0%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 37.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 51.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 65.5% | 69.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Brazil?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Brazil was 69.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.