Kazakhstan vs OECD members: Treatment for hypertension
Kazakhstan
70.5%
in 2019
OECD members
58.3%
in 2019
Kazakhstan rank
4th
OECD members rank
2nd
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Kazakhstan
- OECD members
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 70.5% against 58.3% in OECD members, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 37.5% | 6.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 49.2% | 7.6% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 57.1% | 10.1% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Kazakhstan or OECD members?
- Kazakhstan, at 70.5% against 58.3% in OECD members as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Kazakhstan and OECD members?
- 12.2%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and OECD members?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Kazakhstan and OECD members rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Kazakhstan ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 2nd 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.