Treatment for hypertension, male in Euro area
Euro area: Treatment for hypertension, male was 52.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in Euro area, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 52.5% for treatment for hypertension, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in Euro area peaked at 52.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1990.
That places Euro area 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.2% | — |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 22.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 32.5% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 45.0% | 52.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 3 South Korea 67.2% compare
- 4 United States 66.3% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 65.7% compare
- 6 Malta 65.1% compare
- 7 Costa Rica 63.5% compare
- 8 Germany 61.1% compare
- 9 Czechia 59.1% compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, male in Euro area?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in Euro area was 52.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Euro area ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.