High income vs Malta: Treatment for hypertension
High income
57.1%
in 2019
Malta
66.4%
in 2019
High income rank
5th
Malta rank
7th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- High income
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 66.4% against 57.1% in High income, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times High income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 5th 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 | High income | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3% | 42.0% | 5.6% | Malta |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 54.3% | 5.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 64.2% | 8.2% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, High income or Malta?
- Malta, at 66.4% against 57.1% in High income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between High income and Malta?
- 9.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malta?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do High income and Malta rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- High income ranks 5th 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.