Treatment for hypertension, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: Treatment for hypertension, female was 16.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 16.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Tanzania peaked at 16.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 187th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.2% | — |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 16.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 16.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.8%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 184 Mozambique 18.9% compare
- 185 Madagascar 18.6% compare
- 186 Solomon Islands 16.8% compare
- 188 Vanuatu 16.0% compare
- 189 Ethiopia 15.6% compare
- 190 Kiribati 15.0% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Tanzania?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Tanzania was 16.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Tanzania ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.