Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Dominican Republic or France?

Dominican Republic, at 53.4% against 52.3% in France as of 2019.

What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Dominican Republic and France?

1.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and France?

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 (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs France: Treatment for hypertension

Dominican Republic

53.4%

in 2019

France

52.3%

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

43rd

France rank

46th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Dominican Republic
France

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 53.4% against 52.3% in France, a difference of 1.1%.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and France ranks 46th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	32.9%	35.4%	2.5%	France
2000s	44.9%	44.1%	0.7%	Dominican Republic
2010s	52.6%	51.2%	1.4%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Dominican Republic or France?: Dominican Republic, at 53.4% against 52.3% in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Dominican Republic and France?: 1.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and France?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and France rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and France ranks 46th 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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Indicator: Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)
Unit: % of 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 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.