Treatment for hypertension, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Treatment for hypertension, female was 30.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Mauritania, 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 Mauritania stood at 30.5%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Mauritania peaked at 30.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 147th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.1% | — |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +3.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 30.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 30.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 11.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 14.8% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 22.5% | 30.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 144 Micronesia (country) 31.5% compare
- 145 Bhutan 31.4% compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 30.8% compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 30.1% compare
- 149 Nauru 30.0% compare
- 150 Comoros 29.7% 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 treatment for hypertension, female in Mauritania?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Mauritania was 30.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Mauritania ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.