Americas (WHO region) vs Iceland: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)

Americas (WHO region)
37.3%
in 2019
Iceland
52.6%
in 2019
Americas (WHO region) rank
2nd
Iceland rank
3rd

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time

  • Americas (WHO region)
  • Iceland
1020304050199020042019

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 52.6% against 37.3% in Americas (WHO region), a difference of 15.3%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 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 Iceland ranks 3rd of 17 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Americas (WHO region) averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas (WHO region) Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 17.6% 14.9% 2.6% Americas (WHO region)
2000s 27.4% 31.8% 4.4% Iceland
2010s 35.8% 48.5% 12.7% Iceland

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 Iceland?
Iceland, at 52.6% 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 Iceland?
15.3%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (WHO region) and Iceland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Americas (WHO region) and Iceland rank globally for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Americas (WHO region) ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 3rd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed