Treatment for hypertension in Middle income
Middle income: Treatment for hypertension was 37.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Middle income, 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 Middle income is 37.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Middle income peaked at 37.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1990.
Middle income ranks 25th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.0% | — |
| 1991 | 15.6% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 15.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 23.0% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 33.2% | 37.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Middle income?
- Treatment for hypertension in Middle income was 37.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1990.
- How does Middle income rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Middle income ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.