Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, OECD members or Portugal?

Portugal, at 70.9% against 63.1% in OECD members as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Portugal?

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.

OECD members vs Portugal: Treatment for hypertension, female

OECD members

63.1%

in 2019

Portugal

70.9%

in 2019

OECD members rank

6th

Portugal rank

8th

Treatment for hypertension, female over time

OECD members
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 70.9% against 63.1% in OECD members, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.

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

OECD members ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 8th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.8%	46.0%	2.2%	Portugal
2000s	56.4%	59.9%	3.5%	Portugal
2010s	63.2%	69.6%	6.5%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, OECD members or Portugal?: Portugal, at 70.9% against 63.1% in OECD members as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between OECD members and Portugal?: 7.8%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Portugal?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do OECD members and Portugal rank globally for treatment for hypertension, female?: OECD members ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 8th of 43 groups.
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.