Treatment for hypertension in Somalia
Somalia: Treatment for hypertension was 26.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Somalia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 26.4% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Somalia peaked at 26.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 148th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.1% | — |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 26.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 26.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.9% | 26.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 145 Gambia 27.9% compare
- 146 Micronesia (country) 27.8% compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 26.7% compare
- 148 Tonga 26.4% compare
- 150 Liberia 26.3% compare
- 151 Mauritania 26.2% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Somalia?
- Treatment for hypertension in Somalia was 26.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Somalia ranks 148th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.