Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Venezuela: Treatment for hypertension
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 63.0% against 54.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 32.6% | 2.2% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 44.4% | 2.5% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 58.5% | 6.2% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 63.0% against 54.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Venezuela?
- 8.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Venezuela?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Venezuela rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Venezuela ranks 10th 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.