Kenya vs Madagascar: Treatment for hypertension, female
Kenya
20.5%
in 2019
Madagascar
18.6%
in 2019
Kenya rank
183rd
Madagascar rank
185th
Treatment for hypertension, female over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.5% against 18.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 183rd and Madagascar ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.5% | 2.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.4% | 3.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.2% | 2.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Kenya, at 20.5% against 18.6% in Madagascar as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 1.9%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Kenya ranks 183rd and Madagascar ranks 185th 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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About this data
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.