Serbia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Treatment for hypertension, male

Serbia
49.7%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
21.8%
in 2019
Serbia rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

Treatment for hypertension, male over time

  • Serbia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1020304050199020042019

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 49.7% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 27.9%.

That makes Serbia's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Serbia ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 24.1% 6.8% 17.4% Serbia
2000s 34.7% 10.9% 23.8% Serbia
2010s 45.3% 17.7% 27.6% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, Serbia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Serbia, at 49.7% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27.9%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?
Serbia ranks 36th 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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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

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.