Treatment for hypertension, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Treatment for hypertension, female was 60.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Dominican Republic, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment for hypertension, female in Dominican Republic is 60.1%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 61.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8% | — |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | -0.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 60.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.2%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 60.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.0%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 33.8% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 47.1% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 60.0% | 61.3% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Dominican Republic?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Dominican Republic was 60.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.