Treatment for hypertension, female in Palestine
Palestine: Treatment for hypertension, female was 50.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 50.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Palestine peaked at 50.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1990.
Palestine ranks 91st of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.0% | — |
| 1991 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 27.1% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 50.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 50.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.7%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 21.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 28.3% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 44.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 89 Lesotho 51.1% compare
- 90 Syria 50.8% compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 49.6% compare
- 93 Australia 49.5% compare
- 93 Saudi Arabia 49.5% compare
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Palestine?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Palestine was 50.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Palestine ranks 91st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.