Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Dominican Republic or Japan?

Dominican Republic, at 46.4% against 45.9% in Japan as of 2019.

What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Dominican Republic and Japan?

0.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Japan?

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, male (% of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Japan: Treatment for hypertension, male

Dominican Republic

46.4%

in 2019

Japan

45.9%

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

49th

Japan rank

52nd

Treatment for hypertension, male over time

Dominican Republic
Japan

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 46.4% against 45.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 49th and Japan ranks 52nd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.4%	25.9%	0.4%	Dominican Republic
2000s	36.1%	34.8%	1.3%	Dominican Republic
2010s	44.1%	43.2%	0.9%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Dominican Republic or Japan?: Dominican Republic, at 46.4% against 45.9% in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Dominican Republic and Japan?: 0.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Japan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Japan rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?: Dominican Republic ranks 49th and Japan ranks 52nd 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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Indicator: Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)
Unit: % of male 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, 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.