Treatment for hypertension, male in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Treatment for hypertension, male was 32.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
In 2019, treatment for hypertension, male in IDA & IBRD total stood at 32.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 32.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1990.
That places IDA & IBRD total 22nd out of 43 groups 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.7% | — |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 11.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 18.5% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, male in IDA & IBRD total?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in IDA & IBRD total was 32.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1990.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.