Treatment for hypertension in Mozambique
Mozambique: Treatment for hypertension was 15.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Mozambique peaked at 15.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.6% | — |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 15.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.5%, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 15.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.9%, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Mozambique?
- Treatment for hypertension in Mozambique was 15.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Mozambique ranks 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.