Treatment for hypertension, male in Belize
Belize: Treatment for hypertension, male was 34.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in Belize, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Belize recorded 34.0% for treatment for hypertension, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in Belize peaked at 34.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1990.
That places Belize 103rd out of 192 countries 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, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.0% | — |
| 1991 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 34.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.6%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 34.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.7%, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 14.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.1% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 28.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 100 Afghanistan 34.6% compare
- 100 Egypt 34.6% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 34.1% compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 33.6% compare
- 104 Yemen 33.6% compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.3% compare
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % 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 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % 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, male in Belize?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in Belize was 34.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Belize ranks 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male 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, male, 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.