Montenegro vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Treatment for hypertension, female

Montenegro
60.4%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
28.8%
in 2019
Montenegro rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

Treatment for hypertension, female over time

  • Montenegro
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
204060199020042019

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 60.4% against 28.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 31.6%.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Montenegro ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 37.7% 11.6% 26.1% Montenegro
2000s 50.4% 17.3% 33.1% Montenegro
2010s 58.6% 25.2% 33.4% Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Montenegro or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Montenegro, at 60.4% against 28.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between Montenegro and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31.6%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Montenegro and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for treatment for hypertension, female?
Montenegro ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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

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.