Treatment for hypertension in Mauritius
Mauritius: Treatment for hypertension was 60.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Mauritius, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 60.2% 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 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Mauritius peaked at 60.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 21st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.5% | — |
| 1991 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +2.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 60.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.8%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 60.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.9%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 30.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 38.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 48.8% | 60.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Mauritius?
- Treatment for hypertension in Mauritius was 60.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Mauritius ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.