Egypt vs Lesotho: Treatment for hypertension
Egypt
44.2%
in 2019
Lesotho
43.6%
in 2019
Egypt rank
90th
Lesotho rank
92nd
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 44.2% against 43.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 92nd of 192 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 18.9% | 8.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 28.4% | 7.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 39.4% | 4.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt, at 44.2% against 43.6% in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Egypt ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 92nd 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.