Treatment for hypertension, male in Comoros
Comoros: Treatment for hypertension, male was 18.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in Comoros, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment for hypertension, male in Comoros is 18.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in Comoros peaked at 18.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1990.
That places Comoros 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, male in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% | — |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +5.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 18.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 18.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.4%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, male in Comoros?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in Comoros was 18.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Comoros ranks 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.