Lower middle income vs Switzerland: Treatment for hypertension
Lower middle income
31.8%
in 2019
Switzerland
56.1%
in 2019
Lower middle income rank
31st
Switzerland rank
30th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Lower middle income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 56.1% against 31.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 30th of 43 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 30.2% | 16.5% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 43.9% | 22.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 53.8% | 24.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Lower middle income or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 56.1% against 31.8% in Lower middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Lower middle income and Switzerland?
- 24.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Switzerland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Lower middle income and Switzerland rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 30th 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.