Treatment for hypertension in OECD members
OECD members: Treatment for hypertension was 58.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in OECD members, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 58.3% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in OECD members peaked at 58.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1990.
OECD members ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.8% | — |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 35.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 32.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 43.7% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 55.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Canada 73.3% compare
- 2 Iceland 71.3% compare
- 3 Korea 71.1% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 70.5% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 70.2% compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.5873 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in OECD members?
- Treatment for hypertension in OECD members was 58.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for treatment for hypertension?
- OECD members ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.