Treatment for hypertension, female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Treatment for hypertension, female was 69.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Slovakia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 69.9% for treatment for hypertension, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Slovakia peaked at 69.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1990.
That places Slovakia 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.0% | — |
| 1991 | 40.3% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 69.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.4%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 69.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.0%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 39.0% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 53.3% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 65.6% | 69.9% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Slovakia?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Slovakia was 69.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1990.
- How does Slovakia rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Slovakia ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.