East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Kuwait: Treatment for hypertension
Treatment for hypertension over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 56.0% against 35.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Kuwait ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 30.9% | 15.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 42.2% | 15.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 53.5% | 18.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 56.0% against 35.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 20.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Kuwait ranks 31st of 43 groups.
- 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.