Treatment for hypertension, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Treatment for hypertension, male was 21.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 21.8% for treatment for hypertension, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 21.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1990.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% | — |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.6% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 14.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 21.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.