Treatment for hypertension, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Treatment for hypertension, female was 41.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Sri Lanka, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 41.6% 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 41.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 122nd 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1% | — |
| 1991 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 19.5% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 41.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.2%, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 41.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 34.5%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 18.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 27.3% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 37.7% | 41.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Sri Lanka?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Sri Lanka was 41.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.