Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 41.6% against 41.5% in Bangladesh as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Treatment for hypertension, female

Bangladesh

41.5%

in 2019

Sri Lanka

41.6%

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

124th

Sri Lanka rank

122nd

Treatment for hypertension, female over time

Bangladesh
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 41.6% against 41.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 122nd of 192 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.0%	21.8%	2.1%	Bangladesh
2000s	34.8%	32.4%	2.3%	Bangladesh
2010s	41.0%	39.9%	1.1%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 41.6% against 41.5% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?: 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for treatment for hypertension, female?: Bangladesh ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 122nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)
Unit: % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 7,050 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.