Treatment for hypertension in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Treatment for hypertension was 37.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 37.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 37.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1990.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.9% | — |
| 1991 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 15.9% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 23.8% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 33.5% | 37.8% | 10 |
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in IDA & IBRD total?
- Treatment for hypertension in IDA & IBRD total was 37.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1990.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for treatment for hypertension?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.