Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, United Kingdom or Uruguay?

United Kingdom, at 47.4% against 47.3% in Uruguay as of 2019.

What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between United Kingdom and Uruguay?

0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

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.

United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Treatment for hypertension, male

United Kingdom

47.4%

in 2019

Uruguay

47.3%

in 2019

United Kingdom rank

43rd

Uruguay rank

44th

Treatment for hypertension, male over time

United Kingdom
Uruguay

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 47.4% against 47.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 44th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.1%	22.6%	0.5%	Uruguay
2000s	35.4%	32.4%	3.0%	United Kingdom
2010s	45.5%	43.2%	2.3%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, male, United Kingdom or Uruguay?: United Kingdom, at 47.4% against 47.3% in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, male between United Kingdom and Uruguay?: 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for treatment for hypertension, male?: United Kingdom ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 44th 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: 17 September 2026

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.