Low income vs Panama: Treatment for hypertension
Low income
25.5%
in 2019
Panama
54.7%
in 2019
Low income rank
39th
Panama rank
37th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Low income
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 54.7% against 25.5% in Low income, a difference of 29.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.1 times Low income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 39th and Panama ranks 37th of 43 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 28.7% | 17.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 38.9% | 22.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 50.9% | 28.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Low income or Panama?
- Panama, at 54.7% against 25.5% in Low income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Low income and Panama?
- 29.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Panama?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Low income and Panama rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Low income ranks 39th and Panama ranks 37th 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.