Treatment for hypertension in Niger
Niger: Treatment for hypertension was 13.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Niger peaked at 13.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1990.
Niger ranks 191st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +6.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 13.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.5%, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 13.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.9%, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Niger?
- Treatment for hypertension in Niger was 13.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Niger ranks 191st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.