Treatment for hypertension in Euro area
Euro area: Treatment for hypertension was 55.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Euro area, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment for hypertension in Euro area is 55.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Euro area peaked at 55.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1990.
That places Euro area 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.0% | — |
| 1991 | 28.9% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 30.8% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 28.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 38.8% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 51.1% | 55.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 4 Kazakhstan 70.5% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 70.2% compare
- 6 United States 69.5% compare
- 7 Malta 66.4% compare
- 8 Slovakia 63.7% compare
- 9 Portugal 63.4% compare
- 10 Venezuela 63.0% compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Euro area?
- Treatment for hypertension in Euro area was 55.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Euro area ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.