Treatment for hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Treatment for hypertension was 25.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 25.7% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 25.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1990.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 43 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.0% | — |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.1% | 25.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Treatment for hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa was 25.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.