Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Treatment for hypertension, male
Papua New Guinea
17.5%
in 2019
Zambia
17.8%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Zambia rank
169th
Treatment for hypertension, male over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 17.8% against 17.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 169th of 192 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 6.5% | 5.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 9.6% | 4.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 17.8% against 17.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 169th 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.