Euro area vs Malta: Treatment for hypertension
Euro area
55.4%
in 2019
Malta
66.4%
in 2019
Euro area rank
7th
Malta rank
7th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Euro area
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 66.4% against 55.4% in Euro area, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Euro area's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 7th and Malta ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 42.0% | 9.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 54.3% | 9.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 64.2% | 10.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Euro area or Malta?
- Malta, at 66.4% against 55.4% in Euro area as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Euro area and Malta?
- 11.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Malta?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Euro area and Malta rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Euro area ranks 7th and Malta ranks 7th 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.