Treatment for hypertension, female in World
World: Treatment for hypertension, female was 46.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in World, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
In 2019, treatment for hypertension, female in World stood at 46.1%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in World peaked at 46.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1990.
That places World 22nd out of 43 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.9% | — |
| 1991 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 24.9% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 33.8% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.9% | 46.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in World?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in World was 46.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1990.
- How does World rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- World ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.