Treatment for hypertension, female in Congo
Congo: Treatment for hypertension, female was 25.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Congo, 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 Congo stood at 25.9%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Congo peaked at 25.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1990.
That places Congo 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.9% | — |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 25.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 25.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.8%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.2% | 25.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 169 Burkina Faso 26.1% compare
- 169 Togo 26.1% compare
- 172 East Timor 25.7% compare
- 173 Senegal 25.0% compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 24.2% compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 treatment for hypertension, female in Congo?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Congo was 25.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Congo ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.