Treatment for hypertension, female in Palau
Palau: Treatment for hypertension, female was 44.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Palau, 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 Palau is 44.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Palau peaked at 44.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1990.
That places Palau 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.7% | — |
| 1991 | 36.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 44.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 58.4%, 77% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 44.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.3%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 36.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 38.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 42.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Palau?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Palau was 44.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1990.
- How does Palau rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Palau ranks 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.