Treatment for hypertension in Philippines
Philippines: Treatment for hypertension was 35.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Philippines, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 35.5% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Philippines peaked at 35.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1990.
That places Philippines 124th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.4% | — |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 35.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.8%, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 35.5% 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 | 16.1% | 13.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 20.3% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 31.2% | 35.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Philippines?
- Treatment for hypertension in Philippines was 35.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Philippines ranks 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.