Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Ghana or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 37.4% against 36.9% in Ghana as of 2019.

What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Ghana and United Arab Emirates?

0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Ghana vs United Arab Emirates: Treatment for hypertension

Ghana

36.9%

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

37.4%

in 2019

Ghana rank

113th

United Arab Emirates rank

112th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Ghana
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 37.4% against 36.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 30 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 113th and United Arab Emirates ranks 112th of 192 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.7%	19.7%	7.0%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	19.2%	27.4%	8.2%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	30.8%	35.5%	4.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Ghana or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 37.4% against 36.9% in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Ghana and United Arab Emirates?: 0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United Arab Emirates?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Ghana and United Arab Emirates rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Ghana ranks 113th and United Arab Emirates ranks 112th 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.