Treatment for hypertension in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Treatment for hypertension was 44.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Late-demographic dividend, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 44.7% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 44.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1990.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.1% | — |
| 1991 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 20.9% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 19.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 29.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 40.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0404 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 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Late-demographic dividend?
- Treatment for hypertension in Late-demographic dividend was 44.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1990.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.