Table 3. Proportion of subjects on antihypertensive treatment in the South African adult population by age group and gender, 2008–2015.

Estimates and standard errors.

	Women				Men
Age group [years]	2008	2010–11	2012	2014–15	2008	2010–11	2012	2014–15
15–24	0.8 (0.25)	0.3 (0.11)	0.5 (0.17)	0.4 (0.13)	0.2 (0.10)	0.2 (0.08)	0.1 (0.10)	0.4 (0.22)
25–34	3.0 (0.73)	2.8 (1.03)	2.3 (0.49)	3.4 (0.80)	0.6 (0.24)	0.7 (0.42)	0.5 (0.22)	0.9 (0.32)
35–44	13.2 (1.58)	8.9 (1.22)	12.0 (1.28)	14.6 (1.59)	3.5 (0.89)	2.9 (0.88)	4.7 (1.34)	6.1 (1.43)
45–54	25.8 (1.74)	21.1 (1.74)	26.4 (1.75)	30.6 (1.96)	10.3 (1.55)	8.7 (1.57)	11.7 (1.58)	14.6 (1.92)
55–64	35.4 (2.46)	34.7 (2.74)	43.2 (2.43)	48.3 (2.20)	21.4 (2.82)	18.2 (2.56)	28.3 (3.18)	27.9 (2.64)
65+	39.8 (2.61)	40.7 (3.65)	50.9 (3.11)	59.6 (2.70)	24.9 (2.95)	29.5 (3.66)	33.4 (3.49)	40.6 (3.42)
15+	13.1 (0.65)	11.7 (0.71)	14.8 (0.58)	17.6 (0.66)	5.3 (0.42)	5.0 (0.46)	6.9 (0.50)	8.2 (0.59)

Standard errors in brackets.