Kuwait vs Low & middle income: Treatment for hypertension, male
Kuwait
51.2%
in 2019
Low & middle income
31.4%
in 2019
Kuwait rank
27th
Low & middle income rank
27th
Treatment for hypertension, male over time
- Kuwait
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 51.2% against 31.4% in Low & middle income, a difference of 19.8%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 13.8% | 10.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 21.7% | 13.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 29.0% | 18.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Kuwait or Low & middle income?
- Kuwait, at 51.2% against 31.4% in Low & middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Kuwait and Low & middle income?
- 19.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Low & middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Kuwait and Low & middle income rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Kuwait ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 27th 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.