Treatment for hypertension in Cuba
Cuba: Treatment for hypertension was 60.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Cuba, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
In 2019, treatment for hypertension in Cuba stood at 60.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Cuba peaked at 60.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 16th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.5% | — |
| 1991 | 33.6% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +0.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 60.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.8%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 60.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 32.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 45.0% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 57.6% | 60.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Cuba?
- Treatment for hypertension in Cuba was 60.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Cuba ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Treatment for hypertension 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.