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Spain: Treatment for hypertension

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

53.60percent · 2019+9.4% 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 Spain from 1990 to 2019.

19902019

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2019	53.6
2018	53.3
2017	53.1
2016	52.8
2015	52.5
2014	52.1
2013	51.7
2012	51.1
2011	50.5
2010	49.8
2009	49
2008	48.2
2007	47.2
2006	46.2
2005	45
2004	43.7
2003	42.4
2002	41.2
2001	40
2000	38.9
1999	37.9
1998	37
1997	36.2
1996	35.5
1995	34.9
1994	34.3
1993	33.8
1992	33.4
1991	33
1990	32.6

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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