Treatment for hypertension, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Treatment for hypertension, male was 54.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 54.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in Mauritius peaked at 54.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.2% | — |
| 1991 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 28.7% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +2.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 54.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.6%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 54.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.4%, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 26.2% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 33.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 42.6% | 54.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, male in Mauritius?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in Mauritius was 54.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Mauritius ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.