Treatment for hypertension in Palau
Palau: Treatment for hypertension was 36.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 36.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Palau peaked at 36.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1990.
That places Palau 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.5% | — |
| 1991 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 36.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 69% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 36.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.6%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 28.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 32.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Palau?
- Treatment for hypertension in Palau was 36.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1990.
- How does Palau rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Palau ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.