Treatment for hypertension in Maldives
Maldives: Treatment for hypertension was 30.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Maldives, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 30.6% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Maldives peaked at 30.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1990.
That places Maldives 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.3% | — |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 30.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.8%, 68% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 30.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 30.2%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 10.3% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 16.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 25.9% | 30.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Maldives?
- Treatment for hypertension in Maldives was 30.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Maldives ranks 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.