Treatment for hypertension, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Treatment for hypertension, male was 24.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in Cape Verde, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 24.8% 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 3.8% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in Cape Verde peaked at 24.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 139th 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.4% | — |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 24.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.6%, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 24.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.4%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.1% | 24.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, male in Cape Verde?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in Cape Verde was 24.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.