Treatment for hypertension in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Treatment for hypertension was 58.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 58.3%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 58.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1990.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.8% | — |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 38.3% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 32.8% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 44.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 55.7% | 58.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Canada 73.3% compare
- 2 Iceland 71.3% compare
- 3 South Korea 71.1% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 70.5% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 70.2% compare
- 6 United States 69.5% compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.4277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.0085 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Post-demographic dividend?
- Treatment for hypertension in Post-demographic dividend 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1990.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.