Treatment for hypertension in European Union
European Union: Treatment for hypertension was 55.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in European Union, 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 European Union stood at 55.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in European Union peaked at 55.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1990.
That places European Union 6th 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.8% | — |
| 1991 | 28.7% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 27.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 38.6% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 50.6% | 55.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 3 South Korea 71.1% compare
- 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
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 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 -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 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 -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in European Union?
- Treatment for hypertension in European Union was 55.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1990.
- How does European Union rank for treatment for hypertension?
- European Union ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.