Treatment for hypertension in Zambia
Zambia: Treatment for hypertension was 23.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Zambia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 23.9% for treatment for hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Zambia peaked at 23.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 166th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.9% | — |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +3.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 23.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 23.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.9%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.9% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 16.5% | 23.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Zambia?
- Treatment for hypertension in Zambia was 23.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Zambia ranks 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.