Kenya vs Samoa: Treatment for hypertension, female
Kenya
20.5%
in 2019
Samoa
20.6%
in 2019
Kenya rank
183rd
Samoa rank
181st
Treatment for hypertension, female over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 20.6% against 20.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 181st of 192 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 18.2% | 9.5% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 20.0% | 7.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 20.8% | 2.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Kenya or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 20.6% against 20.5% in Kenya as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Kenya ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 181st 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.