Bahamas vs Latvia: Treatment for hypertension, male
Bahamas
42.3%
in 2019
Latvia
44.5%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
63rd
Latvia rank
60th
Treatment for hypertension, male over time
- Bahamas
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 44.5% against 42.3% in Bahamas, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 63rd and Latvia ranks 60th of 192 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 23.0% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 32.9% | 1.2% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 41.3% | 1.5% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Bahamas or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 44.5% against 42.3% in Bahamas as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Bahamas and Latvia?
- 2.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latvia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Latvia rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Bahamas ranks 63rd and Latvia ranks 60th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male 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, male, 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.