Treatment for hypertension in El Salvador
El Salvador: Treatment for hypertension was 62.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 62.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in El Salvador peaked at 62.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 12th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.4% | — |
| 1991 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 62.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.8%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 62.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.8%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 33.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 42.9% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 55.9% | 62.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in El Salvador?
- Treatment for hypertension in El Salvador was 62.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for treatment for hypertension?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.