Treatment for hypertension, female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Treatment for hypertension, female was 64.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles stood at 64.5%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Seychelles peaked at 64.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1990.
That places Seychelles 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.7% | — |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 64.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.4%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 64.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.8%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 32.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 45.3% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 57.3% | 64.5% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Seychelles?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Seychelles was 64.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Seychelles ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.