Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Treatment for hypertension, male
Malawi
16.6%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
17.5%
in 2019
Malawi rank
171st
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Treatment for hypertension, male over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.5% against 16.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 192 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 11.9% | 7.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 14.1% | 6.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 16.4% | 3.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17.5% against 16.6% in Malawi as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Malawi ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th 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.