Treatment for hypertension in World
World: Treatment for hypertension was 41.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in World, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
World recorded 41.2% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in World peaked at 41.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1990.
That places World 19th out of 43 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.8% | — |
| 1991 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 22.2% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.8% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 28.6% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 37.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in World?
- Treatment for hypertension in World was 41.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1990.
- How does World rank for treatment for hypertension?
- World ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.