Treatment for hypertension in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Treatment for hypertension was 31.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 31.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Lower middle income peaked at 31.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1990.
Lower middle income ranks 31st 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.4% | — |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 11.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.2% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Lower middle income?
- Treatment for hypertension in Lower middle income was 31.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1990.
- How does Lower middle income rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.