Italy vs Low income: Treatment for hypertension
Italy
53.9%
in 2019
Low income
25.5%
in 2019
Italy rank
40th
Low income rank
39th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Italy
- Low income
How they compare
Italy currently reports 53.9% against 25.5% in Low income, a difference of 28.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.1 times Low income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 40th and Low income ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 11.0% | 16.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 16.3% | 23.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 22.7% | 28.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Italy or Low income?
- Italy, at 53.9% against 25.5% in Low income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Italy and Low income?
- 28.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Low income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Italy and Low income rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Italy ranks 40th and Low income ranks 39th 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.