Treatment for hypertension, male in Benin
Benin: Treatment for hypertension, male was 19.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in Benin, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Benin recorded 19.4% for treatment for hypertension, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in Benin peaked at 19.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 164th 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, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.0% | — |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 19.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 19.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.4%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, male in Benin?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in Benin was 19.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.
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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.