Treatment for hypertension, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Treatment for hypertension, female was 16.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 16.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Vanuatu peaked at 16.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1993.
Vanuatu ranks 188th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.6% | — |
| 1991 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 16.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 16.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.3%, 40% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Vanuatu?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Vanuatu was 16.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1993.
- How does Vanuatu rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 188th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.