Canada vs North America: Treatment for hypertension
Canada
73.3%
in 2019
North America
69.8%
in 2019
Canada rank
1st
North America rank
1st
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 73.3% against 69.8% in North America, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 59.1% | 14.9% | North America |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 69.4% | 4.9% | North America |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 71.8% | 1.5% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Canada or North America?
- Canada, at 73.3% against 69.8% in North America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Canada and North America?
- 3.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Canada ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension (% of 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 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.