Treatment for hypertension, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Treatment for hypertension, female was 20.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Tuvalu, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 20.9% for treatment for hypertension, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Tuvalu peaked at 22.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1993.
Tuvalu ranks 179th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.7% | — |
| 1991 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -0.5% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.2%, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 20.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.3%, 52% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 21.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Tuvalu?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Tuvalu was 20.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1993.
- How does Tuvalu rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.