Americas (WHO region) vs Canada: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)
Americas (WHO region)
37.3%
in 2019
Canada
62.4%
in 2019
Americas (WHO region) rank
2nd
Canada rank
1st
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time
- Americas (WHO region)
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 62.4% against 37.3% in Americas (WHO region), a difference of 25.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Americas (WHO region)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas (WHO region) ahead.
Americas (WHO region) ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 1st of 17 groups.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas (WHO region) | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 18.5% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 44.7% | 17.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 61.3% | 25.5% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension), Americas (WHO region) or Canada?
- Canada, at 62.4% against 37.3% in Americas (WHO region) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) between Americas (WHO region) and Canada?
- 25.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (WHO region) and Canada?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Americas (WHO region) and Canada rank globally for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 1st of 17 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.