Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Greece or Upper middle income?

Greece, at 60.3% against 41.5% in Upper middle income as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Upper middle income?

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.

Greece vs Upper middle income: Treatment for hypertension

Greece

60.3%

in 2019

Upper middle income

41.5%

in 2019

Greece rank

20th

Upper middle income rank

18th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Greece
Upper middle income

How they compare

Greece currently reports 60.3% against 41.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.8%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 192 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.2%	21.3%	16.9%	Greece
2000s	49.9%	31.9%	18.1%	Greece
2010s	58.7%	40.1%	18.5%	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Greece or Upper middle income?: Greece, at 60.3% against 41.5% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Greece and Upper middle income?: 18.8%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Upper middle income?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Greece and Upper middle income rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Greece ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 18th 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.