Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Treatment for hypertension, male
Treatment for hypertension, male over time
- Norway
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Norway currently reports 47.8% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 26.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 6.8% | 11.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 10.9% | 20.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 17.7% | 26.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Norway, at 47.8% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 26.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Norway ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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.