Treatment for hypertension in Greece
Greece: Treatment for hypertension was 60.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Greece, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Greece recorded 60.3% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Greece peaked at 60.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1990.
Greece ranks 20th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.3% | — |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 60.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 60.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.0%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 34.3% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 44.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 56.2% | 60.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Greece?
- Treatment for hypertension in Greece was 60.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Greece ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.