Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 26.5% against 26.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.

What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Treatment for hypertension, female

Burkina Faso

26.1%

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo

26.5%

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

169th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

167th

Treatment for hypertension, female over time

Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 26.5% against 26.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 169th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th of 192 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.0%	10.3%	0.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	14.7%	15.5%	0.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	22.3%	23.1%	0.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 26.5% against 26.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for treatment for hypertension, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 169th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th 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.