Treatment for hypertension in Nauru
Nauru: Treatment for hypertension was 28.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Nauru, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 28.6% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Nauru peaked at 28.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1999.
Nauru ranks 140th of 192 countries 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.8% | — |
| 1991 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 28.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 54% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 28.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.6%, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 26.2% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 27.5% | 28.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Nauru?
- Treatment for hypertension in Nauru was 28.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1999.
- How does Nauru rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Nauru ranks 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.