Egypt vs Syria: Treatment for hypertension
Egypt
44.2%
in 2019
Syria
44.3%
in 2019
Egypt rank
90th
Syria rank
89th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 44.3% against 44.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 90th and Syria ranks 89th of 192 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 25.0% | 2.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 33.9% | 1.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 42.6% | 0.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Egypt or Syria?
- Syria, at 44.3% against 44.2% in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Egypt ranks 90th and Syria ranks 89th 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.