Treatment for hypertension in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Treatment for hypertension was 41.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 41.5%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Upper middle income peaked at 41.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1990.
Upper middle income ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.5% | — |
| 1991 | 18.2% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 19.8% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 17.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 26.5% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 37.9% | 41.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (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 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Upper middle income?
- Treatment for hypertension in Upper middle income was 41.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1990.
- How does Upper middle income rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.