Canada vs North America: Treatment for hypertension, male
Canada
75.8%
in 2019
North America
67.0%
in 2019
Canada rank
1st
North America rank
1st
Treatment for hypertension, male over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 75.8% against 67.0% in North America, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 54.7% | 15.5% | North America |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 65.8% | 4.7% | North America |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 68.6% | 5.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Canada or North America?
- Canada, at 75.8% against 67.0% in North America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Canada and North America?
- 8.8%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Canada ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st 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.