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Greece: Treatment for hypertension

Name: Greece: Treatment for hypertension
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

60.30percent · 2019+9.0% since 2009

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. Annual figures for Greece from 1990 to 2019.

19902019

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2019	60.3
2018	60
2017	59.8
2016	59.5
2015	59.1
2014	58.7
2013	58.3
2012	57.7
2011	57
2010	56.2
2009	55.3
2008	54.4
2007	53.3
2006	52.1
2005	50.8
2004	49.4
2003	48
2002	46.6
2001	45.3
2000	44
1999	42.7
1998	41.6
1997	40.5
1996	39.4
1995	38.5
1994	37.5
1993	36.7
1992	35.8
1991	35
1990	34.3

Source

Published by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Treatment for hypertension. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-treatment-for-hypertension (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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