Treatment for hypertension, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Treatment for hypertension, female was 48.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 48.1%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 48.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1990.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.8% | — |
| 1991 | 27.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 31.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 26.8% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 34.4% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.9% | 48.1% | 10 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.471 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 48.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.